India, Aug. 4 -- Amid the disruption caused by the ongoing war between the United States and Iran in the West Asian region, the Yemeni militant group, the Houthis, have claimed that they struck the Najran Airport in Saudi Arabia.

Citing a statement from the Iran-backed proxy group, AFP and Reuters reported that the group targeted the Saudi airport. A statement issued on Telegram from the group confirmed the drone strike at a "sensitive site."

The statement from Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said they "successfully targeted a sensitive target belonging to the Saudi enemy at Najran Airport using a drone," adding that the strike on the southern airport was "in response to the Saudi enemy's violation of airspace over the Saada and H...