On September 21 (local time), according to AFP, British Prime Minister Andy Burnham confirmed that London has agreed to provide military support to Saudi Arabia to help this country cope with the wave of drone attacks and missiles from Houthi forces in Yemen.
Speaking to reporters on the way to attend the United Nations General Assembly session in New York, Mr. Burnham said that the Royal Air Force's Voyager refueling aircraft will perform a defensive air refueling mission for Saudi Arabian military aircraft in the next few weeks.
London emphasized that this intervention is limited to supporting Saudi Arabian fighters to intercept airstrikes to protect airspace and vital trade routes, and completely not participating in retaliatory bombings targeting Houthi.
Previously, on September 20, Saudi Arabia issued an urgent notice, calling for aid from France, Britain, Pakistan and Egypt in the face of the depletion of weapons stockpiles after the prolonged conflict with the Houthi.
Responding to Saudi Arabia's call for urgent military aid, the supreme leader of the Houthi movement on September 21 warned Turkey and Pakistan not to engage in the escalating confrontation just for economic or political interests with Saudi Arabia.
The Houthi leader affirmed that this force did not make impossible demands to de-escalate tensions, reaffirming the prerequisite that Saudi Arabia must completely end military operations and the blockade order.
