U.S. Restarts In-Flight Refueling Support for Saudi Jets in Yemen Conflict

The United States is again refueling Saudi fighter jets involved in Yemen's war, a U.S. official told Al Jazeera, according to an account published by Antiwar.com on Oct. 5, 2026. The refueling arrangement had been suspended for eight years. The U.S. stopped refueling Saudi warplanes in 2018, several months after Saudi aircraft bombed a school [...]