Tehran/Riyadh (AFP/Newsdesk) Fierce fighting continues in Yemen. 98 government soldiers and 52 Houthi fighters were killed. Attempted attacks on Taif and Yanbu failed. The Saudi coalition claimed to have destroyed six ballistic missiles fired by the Houthis. The security alert for Makkah was withdrawn after a few minutes. Drones have been the target of attacks in which Yemeni and Sudanese fighters as well as Saudi officials have been killed and injured. French President Emmanuel Macron says that France will send troops and defense systems to protect the Saudi city of Yanbu. At the same time, the Arab Emirates announced the suspension of all flights of Iranian airlines for an indefinite period, while Yahya Rahim Safavi, the adviser of Supreme Leader Mujtaba Khamenei, warned that if the United States attacks again, Tehran will expand the scope of the war to the Indian Ocean. Saudi Aramco President and Chief Executive Officer Amin Nasser It is said that the restoration of the oil facilities affected by the attacks can be done in the next few days. Work is also being done to establish alternative routes for oil exports. According to the International Maritime Organization, global shipping has never faced such a threat as this time.