# France ready to help defend Saudi oil infrastructure in ‘strictly defensive manner’: Paris

https://mins.news/en/item/91995

- TRT World, 2026-10-08 19:05 UTC
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- Original: https://www.trtworld.com/article/ebb33b3784f2

> Paris says France is ready to help defend Saudi oil infrastructure in a “strictly defensive manner.” A satellite image shows smoke rising from a Saudi Aramco refinery after reported Houthi attacks.

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