Houthis say they fired ballistic missiles at Riyadh airport and financial center

The targeting of a financial center alongside an airport and pipeline infrastructure signals the Houthis are widening their message beyond military symbols to economic ones, which matters for how Gulf business hubs are perceived as safe operating environments. For markets, the pipeline pumping stations are the more consequential element, since they touch export logistics rather than urban prestige. Whether this claimed operation is corroborated and whether it marks a shift from episodic to sustained economic targeting is the open question worth watching.