UK to deploy jets to defend Saudi Arabia from Houthi attacks
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The UK will deploy RAF Typhoon jets to defend Saudi Arabia in response to escalating Houthi missile and drone attacks, the defence secretary has said.
The defensive mission will help defend Saudi cities and infrastructure against aerial attacks by the Iran-backed group, Wes Streeting said in a written statement released on Tuesday.
It follows Houthi drone and ballistic missile attacks on the Saudi capital Riyadh, as well as on energy sites on the country’s coast.