{"id":135143,"date":"2026-10-20T20:41:25","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T15:41:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=135143"},"modified":"2026-10-20T20:41:26","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T15:41:26","slug":"uk-to-deploy-fighter-jets-to-help-protect-saudi-arabia-from-houthi-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/135143\/","title":{"rendered":"UK to deploy fighter jets to help protect Saudi Arabia from Houthi attacks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">RIYADH(National Times)- British fighter planes will be deployed to help Saudi Arabia defend itself against increasing attacks from Yemen\u2019s Houthi rebels, the UK government announced on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The defence ministry said the deployment formed part of \u201cadditional defensive military support\u201d to Riyadh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe UK will fly defensive counter air missions to support the protection of Saudi cities and critical national infrastructure against aerial attack, using RAF Typhoon fighter jets,\u201d the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThese aircraft will operate in a defensive role and will not conduct offensive strikes against the Houthis.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Britain will also deploy a military transport aircraft \u201cto support the movement of defence material within Saudi Arabia alongside UK military advisers to support Saudi staff officers\u201d, the statement added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe continuing attacks from the Houthis on our ally Saudi Arabia are absolutely despicable,\u201d said Defence Minister Wes Streeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe targeting of the airport in Riyadh in particular shows the lengths the Houthis are going to (to) escalate the situation in the region,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Saudi capital\u2019s international airport has been targeted by strikes 20 times since the beginning of the month, with a recent attack killing 13 people and wounding more than 300.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Houthis have imposed a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia, hitting its tankers, seizing swathes of Yemen\u2019s Red Sea coast vital for oil exports and causing energy prices to jump, while also raining missiles on the kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yemen\u2019s civil war \u2014 in which Saudi Arabia has led a military coalition supporting the government since 2015 \u2014 reignited in September after the collapse of a years-long truce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saudi Arabia, the Yemeni government and the United States accuse Iran of backing the Houthis \u2014 an allegation Tehran denies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RIYADH(National Times)- British fighter planes will be deployed to help Saudi Arabia defend itself against increasing attacks from Yemen\u2019s Houthi rebels, the UK government announced on Tuesday. 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