{"id":380882,"date":"2026-09-22T13:00:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T12:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/saudi-arabia-to-receive-defensive-military-support-from-uk-against-houthis\/"},"modified":"2026-09-22T13:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T12:00:10","slug":"saudi-arabia-to-receive-defensive-military-support-from-uk-against-houthis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/saudi-arabia-to-receive-defensive-military-support-from-uk-against-houthis\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia to receive defensive military support from UK against Houthis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/_b4CPrl2x2w\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Saudi Arabia to receive defensive military support from UK against Houthis\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_b4CPrl2x2w\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The UK says it will deploy a military jet to carry out air to air refuelling operations with Saudi Arabia &#8211; describing it as purely defensive air support.<\/p>\n<p>The Prime Minister said Saudi aircraft were defending energy infrastructure against attacks from Iranian backed Houthi fighters &#8211; helping to keep oil flowing through the Gulf.<\/p>\n<p>The RAF Voyager will be deployed for several weeks.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UK says it will deploy a military jet to carry out air to air refuelling operations with Saudi Arabia &#8211; describing it as purely defensive air support. 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