France to send ‘military means’ to protect Saudi oil port
Yemen's Houthis have carried out attacks against facilities in the key Saudi oil terminal of Yanbu.
Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Thursday that France will deploy military assets, including soldiers, radars, and defense systems, to safeguard the crucial Saudi Arabian oil terminal of Yanbu from potential attacks by Iran-backed Houthis. The statement came during an interview on the evening news of TF1 and France 2.
The recent Houthi seizure of Yemen's Red Sea coast has strengthened Iran's influence over two vital maritime passages in the Middle East - the Bab al-Mandab and Hormuz straits, which are critical shipping routes for global energy trade. Saudi Arabia, the world's leading oil producer, has depended on the Red Sea port of Yanbu for oil exports since Iran imposed a blockade on the strategically important Hormuz Strait at the outset of the Middle East conflict. Houthis have targeted facilities of Saudi oil major Aramco in Yanbu.
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