Wires: Houthi Missile Attack On Aramco Facility In Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Wires and social media reporting that an Aramco oil facility in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia has been the subject of a missile attack from Houthi rebels in Yemen.

• Reports that this is the third attempted attack on Jeddah by Iran-backed Houthis this week.
• A short time ago Bloomberg reported that "Saudis Say Strikes Targeting Energy, Civilian Sites Thwarted “. Unverified videos and pictures showing large plumes of smoke in the Jeddah skyline, including pics from the F1 racetrack.
• Earlier this week, stories emerged that Secretary of State Anthony Blinken would not travel to Saudi Arabia (or UAE) as part of MENA trip. Barak Ravid at Walla News tweets: "Secretary of State Blinken is expected to travel to Israel and the West Bank early next week. Instead of Saudi Arabia and UAE Blinken is expected to travel later next week to Morocco and Algeria, per three sources with direct knowledge"
• US-Saudi relations remain at multi-year lows, with President Biden and Secretary Blinken refusing to deal with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman following murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Turkey.
• Wires reporting comments attributed to a Houthi spokesman's tweet saying 'We are to announce details on a wide operation deep in Saudi Arabia'
• Comes on the eve of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix taking place in the port city this weekend.