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Iran says Saudi Arabia, Houthis have not answered mediation offer

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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi stated that neither Saudi Arabia nor Yemen’s Houthis have responded to Iran’s offer to mediate talks to end their conflict. Speaking on Iraq’s Al Ekhbariya TV, Araqchi also expressed concerns about potential Egyptian involvement in the war against the Houthis, warning that such foreign intervention could complicate matters further. Egypt has indicated its readiness to support Saudi Arabia but delayed a parliamentary vote regarding military action until October 26.
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As of October 20, Iran has not received a response from Saudi Arabia or Yemen's Houthis to its offer to help broker talks aimed at ending their conflict, according to Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi in a television interview aired that day. Araqchi made the offer as the Iran-aligned Houthis intensified strikes on Saudi Arabia earlier this month. Meanwhile, Egypt has signaled it might provide support to Saudi Arabia without directly joining the war against the Houthis, potentially escalating tensions in the region further. The Egyptian parliament delayed voting on military action against the Houthi fighters until October 26.

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Iran says Saudi Arabia, Houthis have not answered mediation offer 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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🔮 "Any foreign intervention would complicate matters," he said, adding Cairo has previously told Tehran that it would "not directly" interfere in the Yemeni conflict.
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Iran says Saudi Arabia, Houthis have not answered mediation offer · assertive framing

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Iran says Saudi Arabia, Houthis have not answered mediation offer 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. asserted
Araqchi → say → Tuesday
Araqchi offered to help facilitate dialogue as the Iran-aligned Houthis intensified strikes on Saudi Arabia earlier this month. asserted
Houthis → offer → Arabia
In the interview with Iraq's Al Ekhbariya TV, Araqchi also responded to the possibility of Egypt joining Saudi Arabia in the war against the Houthis. asserted
Egypt → respond → Houthis
"Any foreign intervention would complicate matters," he said, adding Cairo has previously told Tehran that it would "not directly" interfere in the Yemeni conflict. asserted
it → complicate → conflict
Egypt has said it is ready to provide Saudi Arabia with the support it needs to defend its security, potentially raising the stakes in the Middle East. asserted
it → say → East
A vote in the Egyptian parliament on a possible move against the Houthi fighters by the country's military, one of the Arab world's largest, was delayed until October 26. asserted
vote → delay → October
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