After Houthi attacks in Yemen, the US will send a warship and fighter jets to assist the UAE.

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Dubai: Following a spate of missile assaults by Yemeni rebels, the US will deploy a guided missile destroyer and cutting-edge fighter jets to help defend the United Arab Emirates, according to a US statement released Wednesday.

According to the US embassy in the UAE, the deployment is to "help the UAE against the current danger" and follows a phone contact between Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan.

On Monday, the UAE, which is a member of the Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels, was hit by its third missile attack in as many weeks.

According to the statement, the guided missile destroyer USS Cole will work with the UAE Navy and make a port call in Abu Dhabi, while fifth-generation fighter planes would be deployed by the US.

It went on to say that other efforts include "continuing to supply early warning intelligence."

The rebel attacks have opened a new front in Yemen's seven-year conflict, which has resulted in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people and the displacement of millions.

On January 17, three foreign workers were killed in a drone-and-missile attack on Abu Dhabi's oil installations and airport, which prompted a barrage of lethal air strikes in reprisal.

As two ballistic missiles were shot down above the city on January 24, US forces stationed at Abu Dhabi's Al Dhafra air base fired Patriot interceptors and scrambled to bunkers.

A third missile assault was prevented on Monday during Israeli President Isaac Herzog's visit to the United Arab Emirates.

The deployment is intended to be "a strong indication that the United States stands with the UAE as a long-standing strategic ally," according to the US, which is a supporter of the Saudi-led coalition.

The rebel strikes have heightened Gulf tensions at a time when international discussions over Iran's nuclear programme are stalled, helping to boost oil prices to seven-year highs.

After a series of defeats on the ground in Yemen, suffered by the UAE-trained Giants Brigades militia, the Huthis began assaulting UAE interests.

The rebels seized a UAE-flagged ship in the Red Sea in early January, claiming it was carrying weapons, which the Emirates disputed.

Yemen's civil conflict began in 2014, when the Huthis took control of Sanaa, forcing Saudi-led forces to enter the following year to back up the government.

The UAE, one of the world's largest arms buyers, said in 2019 that it would withdraw from Yemen, although it remains a powerful participant.

According to the UN, the world's largest humanitarian disaster, millions of people are on the verge of starvation as a result of the grinding conflict.

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