Egypt’s foreign said minister on the 9th Egyptian forces have been stationed in
Saudi Arabia for several months amid rising tensions with Iran and recent
attacks on Saudi targets, and will not cross the Saudi border into Yemen. He
said President Sisi has authority to reinforce defenses at key sites inside
Saudi Arabia, described the deployment as defensive and aimed at de‑escalation,
and said the crisis requires a political, not military, solution. The Houthi
claim that Egypt’s authorization constitutes a declaration of war was also
reported.
