Saudi, Iran Re-Establish Relations, These Regions Can Be Affected By Deal

Here is a summary of the situation in parts of the Middle East where Iran and Saudi Arabia have been involved in proxy conflicts and which could be affected by a Beijing-brokered deal.

Here is a summary of the situation in parts of the Middle East where Iran and Saudi Arabia have been involved in proxy conflicts and which could be affected by a Beijing-brokered deal to re-establish relations between the two regional powers.

Yemen

Riyadh intervened in Yemen at the head of a Western-backed coalition in 2015 against the Houthi movement after the Iran-aligned group ousted the internationally recognised government from power in the capital, Sanaa.

The war has been in military stalemate for years. The Houthis, de facto authorities in North Yemen and holding areas of its border with Saudi have launched repeated missile and drone strikes on the kingdom, which has tried to extract itself.