UK Sends Typhoon Jets and Advisers to Shield Saudi Targets as Houthi Strikes Rise

UK to deploy jets to defend Saudi Arabia from Houthi attacks. Watch: UK has 'responsibility to back allies and protect civilians', says defence secretary The UK will deploy RAF Typhoon jets to defend Saudi Arabia in response to escalating Houthi missile and drone attacks, the government has said. The defensive mission will help defend Saudi cities and infrastructure - a move authorised by Prime Minister Andy Burnham - against aerial attacks by the Iran-backed group. It follows Houthi attacks on the Saudi capital Riyadh, as well as on energy sites on the country's coast.