French soldiers intervene with a a portable NEROD F5 anti-drone jammer (L) during a dynamic demonstration of military equipment at the Eurosatory defence and security trade show at the Paris Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre in Villepinte, a northeastern suburb of Paris, on June 14, 2026. The Eurosatory trade show takes place from June 15 to 19, 2026. (Credit: Photo by Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD / AFP via Getty Images)
France will station troops, radar equipment and air-defense batteries around Saudi Arabia's Yanbu oil complex, President Emmanuel Macron confirmed Thursday, in one of the most direct European military commitments to the kingdom's energy infrastructure since fighting in the region intensified. Speaking in a prime-time interview on TF1 and France 2, Macron said Paris had finalized the arrangement with Riyadh and cast the mission as purely protective.
France Moves to Shield Yanbu's Oil Corridor
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