# Turkiye backs Saudi security as Houthi attacks escalate, FM says

https://mins.news/en/item/65847

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-19 23:18 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/19/turkiye-backs-saudi-arabias-security-amid-escalating-houthi-attacks-fm?traffic_source=rss

> Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan says Saudi Arabia may have unmet military needs as Houthi attacks intensify, and that Ankara would consider supporting the kingdom under a trilateral defence pact. He says Riyadh does not want to be drawn into the US-Iran war and that proposals to end the fighting have been conveyed to all sides.

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