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Biden reaffirms US backing for Saudi Arabia, White House saysDuring a February 9 call, he also backed UN-led efforts to end the Yemen war, according to the White House.
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- On Wednesday, February 9, Biden reaffirmed US support for Saudi Arabia’s defense and UN-led efforts to end the Yemen war during a call with King Salman, the White House said.
- The Houthis intensified drone and missile attacks on Saudi Arabia and began directly targeting the United Arab Emirates; an attack on January 17 killed three people in Abu Dhabi.
- In late January, the US military helped intercept two Houthi missiles aimed at a base outside Abu Dhabi, and the following week announced plans to deploy a destroyer and fighter jets to the UAE.
- A Saudi-led, US-backed coalition intervened in Yemen in 2015, while the war has brought the country close to famine and, according to the United Nations, produced the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.
The president underscored the US commitment to support Saudi Arabia in the defense of its people and territory from these attacks and full support for UN-led efforts to end the war in Yemen.— A White House statement describing Biden–Salman talks: the US commitment to support Saudi Arabia's defense and to back UN-led efforts to end the Yemen war.
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