Iran Welcomes U.S. Call for Peace in Yemen
Iran on Wednesday welcomed a U.S. call to help end the long-running conflict in Yemen by backing a peace process, one year after a United Nations-brokered truce dramatically reduced fighting.
Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani described the envoy's call as "gratifying", stressing that Tehran had been "striving for a peace process since the beginning of the war".
U.S. special envoy for Yemen Timothy Lenderking said Tuesday that Washington “would like to see the Iranians show support for the political process that we hope is coming.”
Diplomatic efforts to resolve the conflict have increased since Saudi Arabia signed a Chinese-brokered deal to restore relations with Iran last month.
Saudi Arabia, in the form of a coalition of several Arab countries, including the UAE and with the United States’ green light, started a full-fledged war against Yemen on March 26, 2015.