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The UN Security Council issued a rare unified condemnation of escalating Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, while the G7 separately demanded Iran stop arming the group. The UK announced it would provide air-to-air refuelling support for Saudi jets conducting 'defensive' operations, and Pakistan's prime minister called any Houthi attack on Mecca or Medina a 'red line' that must never be crossed, as Pakistani, Turkish and Saudi military chiefs prepared urgent talks in Riyadh under the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement. Turkey's parliament speaker said the joint defence pact would be submitted for approval next month, while France said it would send forces to protect the Yanbu oil terminal, reflecting a widening international mobilization to help Saudi Arabia counter the Houthi offensive.