⚡️🇬🇧🇸🇦🇾🇪 — UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Monday that Britain agreed to provide limited military support to Saudi Arabia to repel attacks by Houthi rebels in Yemen, whom AP describes as Iran-backed. Speaking to reporters en route to the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Burnham said he had agreed the Royal Air Force will provide air-to-air refueling of Saudi planes. The agreement is for a matter of weeks but will be kept under review — AP.

Burnham said he was "acting to secure the interests of Britain and the wider region, because of course Saudi Arabia has been experiencing attack, is looking at potential further disruption, and we need to keep those pathways (for oil) open."

➡️ UK officials had previously declined to comment on "operational matters" but noted that Britain and Saudi Arabia have a close defense partnership. The U.S., which bombed the Houthis under the Biden and Trump administrations, has shown no interest in getting involved militarily this time around. UK officials say the agreement will start in the coming days and involve one RAF Voyager refueling Saudi planes on "defensive" missions.

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