France to send military to protect Saudi Arabia on Red Sea oil route, Macron says
Macron said the deployment is strictly defensive as Houthi missile attacks threaten Saudi Arabia’s main Red Sea oil export route, officials said.
- On Thursday, French President Emmanuel Macron announced France will send troops, radar, and defense systems to Yanbu, Saudi Arabia, to protect the Red Sea port's critical energy export infrastructure.
- Missile attacks from Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis have targeted Yanbu, threatening Saudi oil export routes and causing crude prices to surge recently, prompting France's intervention.
- During a television interview with TF1 and France 2, Macron stated, "We are going to send military resources... to protect this site," and ordered a government plan to shield infrastructure from drone and cyber attacks.
- Macron warned that Russia is multiplying "hostile and criminal acts" against European countries, citing the failed August drone attack on Leipzig airport in Germany as a potential template for strikes on French soil.
- Amid domestic pressure over energy costs, the President assured the public that France maintains adequate gas and oil supplies as winter approaches, while Paris actively works to ensure international energy flows remain uninterrupted.
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Amid continued missile and drone attacks by the Houthis, France has taken a major step to protect Saudi Arabia. French President Emmanuel Macron has announced the deployment of troops, radars, and air defense systems to protect Yanbu, a vital oil hub in Saudi Arabia. This move by France brings relief amid the wavering stance of the US and Pakistan.
The President of the Republic announced on TF1 and France 2 sending "military means" to Saudi Arabia, to protect a crucial oil site in the current energy crisis.
France will send troops and defense systems to Saudi Arabia to protect the port city of Janbu on the Red Sea, which is important for oil transports.
France is going to help Saudi Arabia protect the country's energy infrastructure, international news agencies report. With this, it aims to…
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SapoThe mission has been agreed with the Saudi authorities and has as a priority the defense of the energy infrastructure. The port city of Yanbu is crucial for the export of oil
Yanbu is the Kingdom's most important oil export port on the Red Sea. It is connected to the oil regions on the Gulf coast via the East-West pipeline, the so-called petroline.
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