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Iran offers to help start talks between Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthis
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi spoke by phone with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan after recent attacks on Saudi Arabia by Yemen’s Houthis.
A strike on Riyadh airport killed 12 people and wounded 300.
Araghchi said military action would make the crisis harder to resolve and that regional conflicts have no military solution.
He offered Iran’s help in starting dialogue between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis and reaching a political solution.
The Houthis are backed by Iran, while Saudi Arabia and Tehran have a history of regional tension.
Their diplomatic ties were restored in 2023 after a seven-year break, but relations have worsened since the US-Israel war on Iran began in late February.
The call comes as US President Donald Trump weighs changes to the US role in Yemen and whether to resume strikes on Iran.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran was ready to help start dialogue between Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthis.
He made the offer during a phone call with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, according to Saudi state media.
The ministers discussed regional escalations after Houthi attacks on Saudi airports.
Araghchi said a military approach would further complicate the situation and that the region’s crises have no military solutions.
- Who
- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud.
- What
- Araghchi offered Iran’s assistance in facilitating dialogue between Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthis.
- When
- The call was reported on October 12, 2026. The article does not state when the call took place.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- Araghchi said military approaches would complicate the situation and urged political solutions.
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Araghchi said there was no military solution to the US war and called for negotiations.
Araghchi spoke by phone with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud about regional escalations.
Araghchi said Iran was ready to help start dialogue between Saudi Arabia and Yemen and support a political solution.
- Iranian foreign minister
- Abbas Araghchi
- Saudi foreign minister
- Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud
- Proposed dialogue
- Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthis
- Riyadh airport attack toll
- 12 killed and 300 wounded
- Restored diplomatic ties
- Under a 2023 Chinese-brokered agreement
Sources
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