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Yemen’s Houthis accuse Saudi Arabia of striking Sanaa airport: What to know
Yemen’s Houthis accuse Saudi Arabia of striking Sanaa airport: What to know
The Yemeni government claimed that its armed forces struck the Sanaa International Airport to prevent an Iranian plane from landing, while the Houthis accused the government's ally, Saudi Arabia, of carrying out the strikes.
Beatrice Farhat
Jul 13, 2026
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The destroyed control tower of the Sanaa International Airport, which was shut after Israeli strikes last May, is seen in the background during a protest by Yemenis, demanding that it be reopened on Dec. 7, 2025. — Mohammed HUWAIS / AFP via Getty Images
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Yemen’s internationally recognized government said on Monday that its armed forces struck the runway at Sanaa International Airport to prevent an Iranian aircraft from landing on Yemeni soil.
What happened: In a brief statement cited by the official SABA news agency, the Aden-based Yemeni Ministry of Defense accused the Iranian-backed Houthi rebel group of preventing a Yemeni national aircraft from landing at the capital’s airport and allowing an Iranian plane to enter Yemeni airspace.
“Therefore, the airport runway was targeted,” the ministry said.
According to local reports, the Iranian Mahan Air aircraft changed course and landed at the nearby Hodeidah Airport, which is under the control of the Houthi group. The plane was carrying Houthis coming back from the funeral procession of late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in joint US-Israeli strikes at the start of the Iran war on Feb.........
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