Saudi Arabia says Houthi attacks violate terms of rapprochement with Iran

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Kingdom says Tehran is encouraging Houthi strikes that have targeted oil installations and airports Saudi Arabia has publicly accused Iran of encouraging Yemen's Houthis to attack the kingdom, saying it violates a 2023 diplomatic deal it reached with Tehran to smooth over relations. "We think the escalation by the Houthis at this later stage of the conflict is encouraged by Iran," Rayed Krimly, deputy minister for public diplomacy at the foreign ministry, told journalists on Friday, in a rare pu