Iran has urged rival Saudi Arabia to pursue a diplomatic solution to its escalating conflict with the Houthi militia in Yemen.<\/p>\n
Iran warned that continued military action would only worsen the situation.<\/p>\n
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told his Saudi counterpart, Faisal bin Farhan, during a telephone call that \u201cInsisting on a military approach and disregarding a political solution would only further complicate the situation.\u201d<\/p>\n
Iran was prepared to \u201cprovide any form of support\u201d to help initiate talks, the Iranian foreign ministry said.<\/p>\n
The conflict between Saudi Arabia and the Iran-allied Houthi militia escalated sharply over the weekend.<\/p>\n
More than a dozen people were killed and hundreds injured in the most serious attack to date on Riyadh\u2019s international airport, according to officials.<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/div>\nThe Houthis claimed responsibility and warned that Saudi airports and airspace were \u201clegitimate targets.\u201d<\/p>\n
The militia said it had launched ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and drones at airports and energy facilities, including sites belonging to state-owned oil giant Aramco.<\/p>\n
The Houthis also accused Saudi Arabia of carrying out more than 120 airstrikes on the Yemeni capital, Sana\u2019a, and other provinces within 24 hours.<\/p>\n
The claims could not be independently verified.<\/p>\n
The Houthis have been fighting the Saudi-backed internationally recognized government in Yemen for more than a decade.<\/p>\n
A truce reached in 2022 largely froze the conflict, but fighting has flared again against the backdrop of the wider war involving Iran.<\/p>\n