France to deploy troops and air-defense assets to protect Yanbu oil facilities in Saudi Arabia amid Houthi drone threats

France announced it will send an unspecified number of troops and defensive equipment, including radars and air-defense systems, to help protect the Yanbu energy hub on Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coast. The move follows reported/claimed Houthi missile and drone attacks on Saudi targets including Yanbu, though the article notes the claims cannot be independently verified.