胡塞武裝表示，打擊沙特敵方在亞丁的軍事行動基地，是我們此前宣佈的打擊原則的一部分：無論沙特軍事部署在哪裏，都將對其發動打擊；無論沙特敵方軍事人員身處何處，其軍事存在均是我方武裝力量的合法打擊目標。

IMF official: pre-war inventories, alternative supply routes and demand adjustments can help mitigate an oil production shock, but the available buffer is limited.

Japan's Nikkei 225 fell 3,318.34 points, or 4.90%, to 64,425.95 at the close on Oct. 15. South Korea's KOSPI closed down 454.54 points, or 7.56%, at 5,554.27; it plunged over 9% intraday and triggered its 10th circuit-breaker of the year. South Korean financial regulators held an emergency market meeting in the afternoon. SK Hynix initially closed down 11.06%; Samsung Electronics fell 9.48%.