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[Macron said it will send troops to protect oil facilities in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia] September 25th, French President Macron said on the 24th that France will send troops to protect oil facilities at Yanbu Port on the west coast of Saudi Arabia from attacks by the Houthi armed forces in Yemen, in order to stabilize oil supply and control rising oil prices. In a joint interview with two French television stations, Macron said that France has completed relevant discussions with Saudi Arabia, and that France will send soldiers and deploy military forces such as radars and defense systems, and at the same time mobilize its air force stationed in the Middle East as the situation changes. He emphasized that the move was to protect Yanbu's oil facilities and not to participate in related conflicts. Recently, the conflict between Yemen's Houthi armed forces and Saudi Arabia, which supports government forces, has continued to escalate, and there have been multiple attacks on Saudi Aramco's facilities in Yanbu. According to multiple media reports on the 19th, as the Houthi armed forces have recently increased their attacks on Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia has run out of air defense interceptors and has begun to seek assistance from allies in the Middle East and the West.
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