Iran agrees to stop sending weapons to the Houthis in Yemen as part of the deal with Saudi Arabia, according to media

March 16 (EUROPA PRESS) –

Iran has agreed to stop sending weapons to the Houthis as part of the agreement between Tehran and Riyadh, which implies a normalization of their diplomatic ties after seven years of tensions and which has opened the possibility of a reduction in disputes between the two countries. in the Middle East, including the conflict in Yemen.

Said measure, which could help achieve a political resolution to the war in Yemen and calm down the Houthis attacks against Saudi Arabia, has been transferred by US and Saudi officials to the newspaper ‘The Wall Street Journal’, although the information could not be verified. by other means and does not yet have official confirmation.

The pact between Iran and Saudi Arabia – in which China has mediated – to resume their diplomatic relations has been applauded by the countries of the region. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani said on Tuesday that it was also opening the door to improved relations with Gulf countries, including Bahrain, with which Tehran has a tense relationship.

The Bahraini authorities have accused Iran on numerous occasions of supporting the protests that broke out in 2011 in connection with the ‘Arab Spring’, while Tehran denies this point and demands that Manama respect the rights of its population, a majority of which is Shiite.

The final push for the Iran-Saudi Arabia deal came after several days of talks in Beijing between their respective countries’ top security officials, Saudi National Security Adviser Musad bin Mohamed al-Aiban and the secretary of the Supreme Security Council. National of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Admiral Ali Shamjani.