Pentagon Reinforces Gulf Energy Sites With Additional Patriot Batteries: Report
US officials said protecting those facilities could also help secure Saudi approval for US aircraft to use its airspace if military operations resume.
US officials said protecting those facilities could also help secure Saudi approval for US aircraft to use its airspace if military operations resume.
Israeli authorities are investigating whether the incident had any state-sponsored connection.
Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar is being hailed globally as a hero after surviving a harrowing mid-air attack on a flydubai flight to Israel.
Saudi Arabia shut its East-West pipeline last week after the drone attack
The statement comes amid Houthi attacks and growing attention on new defense arrangements between Islamabad and Riyadh
The package includes the Lockheed Martin aircraft, 49 Pratt & Whitney engines and additional equipment, according to the State Department
Trump told reporters in North Carolina that Tehran "wants to make a deal" and confirmed he had spoken with Iranian officials directly.
The Houthis said the aircraft was hit by a locally manufactured surface-to-air missile while conducting operations over Marib province.
Saudi coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki said the incident marked the first reported Houthi attempt to target the area around Islam’s holiest city since a missile was intercepted in 2017.
Political negotiations remain possible, but experts cited by CNN believe Saudi Arabia may have exhausted that approach.
The report said the United States is instead increasing support for Saudi Arabia through intelligence and targeting information
A video released by Yemen's Houthi movement showed heavy smoke billowing from burning cargo trucks near the Al-Wadiah border crossing following a targeted strike.
Officials said the attacks targeted civilian and economic sites in several cities, while fires were reported at facilities in the southern region.
The 30-year pact includes plans for AP1000 reactors, potentially creating a multibillion-dollar project for Westinghouse and its owners.
A civil nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia has been in the works for years during both President Donald Trump’s first administration and that of former President Joe Biden.
This is the latest escalation between Houthis and Saudi Arabia.