UK Accepts Saudi Request for Refuelling Support Amid Houthi Attacks

The United Kingdom has agreed to a Saudi request for refuelling support, NDTV reported, after an escalation in attacks by Yemen’s Houthi movement. Saudi Arabia sought the assistance after the Houthis intensified their attacks on the kingdom, according to the report. The source did not provide further details about the type, scale or timing of the support.

The Houthis control the most populous parts of Yemen, NDTV said. The report described the attacks on Saudi Arabia as a new front in a wider war that began with US and Israeli strikes on Iran in late February. The available information does not specify how the British support will be delivered, which forces or aircraft would be involved, or whether the arrangement has already begun.

It also does not give details of any Saudi or Houthi response to the agreement. The reported UK decision comes amid the broader conflict identified by NDTV, linking the Houthi attacks in the region to the wider war involving Iran, the United States and Israel.