Houthis claim strikes on Riyadh Airport and Khamis Mushait air base

Saudi Arabia has not confirmed the claimed attacks, which follow a weekend of strikes on Riyadh and Dammam airports.

Yemen's Houthi movement says it hit Riyadh Airport with a ballistic missile on Monday and struck an air base at Khamis Mushait with a drone. Saudi Arabia has not confirmed either claim.

Three explosions were heard in Riyadh earlier Monday as Saudi authorities issued a warning of potential danger in the capital, extending flight closures at the airport. That alert followed a weekend in which strikes hit both Riyadh and Dammam airports, prompting Saudi authorities to extend Riyadh Airport's flight suspension after confirmed damage from Houthi strikes.

Khamis Mushait has typically seen drones intercepted without incident. A claimed hit there now, alongside a second claimed strike on Riyadh's airport, raises the question of whether this round produces fresh confirmed damage or simply extends the recent pattern of claims followed by interceptions.

Iran's foreign minister, Araghchi, has said he offered Saudi Arabia mediation after Houthi strikes, but Saudi Arabia has only confirmed that a call took place, with no mention of any mediation offer. China has also condemned the strikes. Neither step has visibly reduced Houthi reach into the Saudi capital.

Oil and gold markets registered Sunday's strikes before this latest claim: Brent fell 1.2% on a reported Houthi strike and ceasefire claim, while gold edged up to $4,206.86. With Riyadh Airport's capacity and air defenses still unsettled, investors are watching whether confirmed damage, rather than competing claims, is what eventually moves prices.