China has privately urged Iran to help curb Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi movement following Saudi Arabia's appeal to Beijing on 2026-09-17. The request follows a recent military escalation by the Houthis in the Red Sea region.
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EXCLUSIVE: China presses Iran to help rein in Houthis after Saudi appeal, sources say reuters.com
By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI, Sept 17 (Reuters) - China has privately asked Tehran to help rein in Yemen's Houthis after an appeal to Beijing by Saudi Arabia following the Iran-backed group's military blitz in the past week, according to three Iranian sources familiar with the matter. Riyadh turned to China for help after the Houthis made rapid advances along the Red Sea coast and around the Bab el-Mand
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China has privately asked Tehran to help rein in Yemen's Houthis after an appeal to Beijing by Saudi Arabia following the Iran-backed group's military blitz in the past week, according to three Iranian sources familiar with the matter.