[A Houthi military spokesman in Yemen announced]( https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/10/5/iran-war-live-fighting-in-yemen-intensifies-tehran-says-ready-for-us-war?update=5019826) on October 5 that they were now targeting the King Khalid Airport in Riyadh and the Aramco oil refinery. This would represent a significant escalation, and could possibly bring on further retaliation from Pakistan and Turkey, both of which are now militarily allied with Saudi Arabia. The spokesman also indicated that they were also targeting Abha Airport, Khamis Mushait Airbase, and sites in Najran and Jazan provinces in Saudi Arabia.

A committee of the Mecca defense pact [also said]( https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/10/5/iran-war-live-fighting-in-yemen-intensifies-tehran-says-ready-for-us-war?update=5019787) that they were already taking measures “to provide the agreed military forces and capabilities and ensure their rapid deployment” in the Kingdom in response to “heinous” attacks by Yemen’s Houthis.