• Pakistan warns Iran to rein in Houthis after Saudi strikes
  • Iran says it does not control Houthis, Iranian sources say
  • Iran urged Houthis to escalate Saudi attacks, sources say
  • Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey deepen defence coordination

 

Pakistan has delivered a Saudi warning to Iran to rein in its ‌Yemeni Houthi allies after they stepped up attacks on the kingdom, in a coordinated effort to prevent the crisis ​from spiralling, Saudi, Pakistani and Iranian sources said.

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