ConflictsEgypt
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Another major power in the Middle East is signaling its readiness to join the ever-widening Iran conflict.
Egypt now says it’s ready to give military support to Saudi Arabia to fight its escalating war against Yemen‘s Houthis.
The Iran-backed rebel group has been carrying out sustained drone-and-missile attacks on airports and oil infrastructure across the Saudi kingdom.
Houthi forces have also seized substantial territory along Yemen’s Red Sea coast and near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a crucial shipping alternative to the Strait of Hormuz.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi has called on parliament to authorize the foreign deployment of troops and military equipment.
Why has Saudi Arabia’s fight against the Houthis become Egypt’s fight? Journalist and author Hugh Miles shares his insights with DW.
