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Iran says Saudi Arabia, Houthis have not answered mediation offer

Straits Times20 October 2026, 21:31 UTCIran

CAIRO, Oct 20 - Iran has not received a response from Saudi Arabia or Yemen's Houthis to its offer to help broker talks to end the fighting between them, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said in a television interview aired on Tuesday.

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