Conflict with Huthis in Yemen: French military wants to protect oil port in Saudi Arabia
Paris is sending soldiers, radar systems and defense systems to Saudi Arabia. The deployment is also intended to help ease tensions on fuel prices.
France will send soldiers, radar systems, and defense systems to protect a major oil terminal in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia, from potential attacks. The deployment aims to ensure the continued supply of oil to the global market, with the terminal capable of loading 5 million barrels of crude oil per day. French President Emmanuel Macron stated that the facilities in Yanbu were "severely damaged" in recent Houthi attacks and that stabilization of the area will help lower fuel prices.
The move is not part of a broader conflict, Macron said, but rather a specific effort to protect the oil terminal. The number of French soldiers and specific military systems to be deployed were not disclosed.
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