Saudi Arabia accuses Iran of blocking Yemen peace
Saudi Arabia accuses Iran of blocking Yemen peace A Saudi-led coalition has carried out repeated air strikes against Iran-backed Huthi rebels in Yemen, including in the capital Sanaa, since launching a military intervention in 2015 Saudi Arabia on Sunday accused Iran of blocking peace efforts in Yemen, slamming its political arch-rival over its support for rebels which Saudi-led forces are battling in Yemen. Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir accused Tehran of smuggling arms to Yemen's Shiite Huthi rebels, who control the capital Sanaa and northern Yemen, and to the rebels' ally former president Ali Abdullah Saleh. "Iran is destroying all attempts to find a solution in Yemen, which has led to the failure of all political negotiations between the government and these militias," Jubeir said in Riyadh. He was addressing a meeting of foreign ministers and military officials from countries, including Egypt, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, which a...