sources<\/a><\/span> speaking to Bloomberg, the prime minister has received various requests for diplomatic and military support from Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\nThe sources stated that Saudi Arabia’s requests include providing operational support to its military to repel the advance of Ansarullah (the Houthis) along Yemen’s Red Sea coast towards the strategically vital Bab el-Mandeb Strait, as well as assistance in defending against attacks on oil infrastructure.<\/p>\n
Under pressure to take action because of the economic difficulties generated by the war with Iran, Burnham is also concerned about creating the impression that he supports Donald Trump’s war against Iran, given that the UK public overwhelmingly opposes the war.<\/p>\n
Reports had emerged that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman asked Donald Trump to conduct air strikes against the Yemeni resistance.<\/p>\n
At present, the UK has approved the deployment of only British military advisers to Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n
This comes despite Saudi Arabia’s request for operational support to halt operations carried out by Yemeni forces along the coastline.<\/p>\n
Former UK prime ministers Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer had provided more comprehensive support to Saudi Arabia against the Yemeni resistance.<\/p>\n
The prime minister was also warned by UK officials that the Bab el-Mandeb Strait is of vital importance to global maritime transport and the economy, and that the capture of this strait by the Houthis must be prevented.<\/p>\n
Earlier on Monday, Bloomberg reported that Saudi Arabia was seeking to increase the volume of oil shipments transiting the Strait of Hormuz after shutting down its East-West crude pipeline.<\/p>\n
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British Prime Minister Andy Burnham is considering responding to requests for military assistance directed at Yemen from the Saudi Arabian government. According to sources speaking to Bloomberg, the prime minister has received various requests for diplomatic and military support from Saudi Arabia. The sources stated that Saudi Arabia’s requests include providing operational support to its […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16540,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[13970,19779,15392,21903,319,17667,1703,288,2725,16988,21975,6452,21974,1707,728,679,10763,1705,1704],"class_list":["post-16539","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-middleeast","tag-air-strikes","tag-andy-burnham","tag-ansarullah","tag-bab-el-mandeb-strait","tag-donald-trump","tag-east-west-pipeline","tag-houthis","tag-iran","tag-keir-starmer","tag-maritime-shipping","tag-military-advisers","tag-mohammed-bin-salman","tag-oil-infrastructure","tag-red-sea","tag-rishi-sunak","tag-saudi-arabia","tag-strait-of-hormuz","tag-uk","tag-yemen"],"yoast_head":"\n
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