# Macron says ‘military resources’ will be sent to Saudi Arabia

https://mins.news/en/item/74084

- France 24, 2026-09-25 14:04 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/macron-says-military-resources-to-be-sent-to-saudi-arabia

> French President Emmanuel Macron told TF1 and France 2 on Thursday that “military resources” would be deployed to protect Saudi Arabia’s Yanbu oil facility. The site is vital to the kingdom’s fuel exports and faces growing threats from Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels.

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