Speaking to broadcasters TF1 and France 2, French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday announced that “military resources” will be sent to protect the Yanbu oil site in Saudi Arabia, integral to maintaining the kingdom’s fuel exports and increasingly threatened by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels. France plans to provide military support to Saudi Arabia, Macron says Key points and original sources are listed below.

• Speaking to broadcasters TF1 and France 2, French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday announced that “military resources” will be sent to protect the Yanbu oil site in Saudi Arabia, integral to maintaining the kingdom’s fuel exports and increasingly threaten...S1

• France plans to provide military support to Saudi Arabia, Macron saysS2