UK PM Burnham agrees to Saudi request for refuelling support

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UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham agreed to Saudi Arabia's request to provide limited defensive air-to-air refuelling support amid escalating attacks by Houthi forces in Yemen. This move aims to help stabilize the wider regional conflict triggered by previous strikes on Iran.

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on ⁠Monday he had ⁠agreed to a request ⁠from Saudi Arabia to provide defensive air-to-air refuelling for a limited time period, a move he described as helping to stabilise the wider region. Riyadh requested support after the Houthis, who control ‌the most populous parts of Yemen, intensified their attacks on Saudi Arabia, a new front in the wider war that began with US and Israeli strikes on Iran in late February. “We have received a request from the...