Iran says Saudi Arabia and the Houthis have not responded to its mediation initiative

Summary

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in a television interview aired on Tuesday, on Iraq's Al Ekhbariya TV, that Tehran has received no response from Saudi Arabia or the Houthis to its mediation initiative. Araghchi first made the offer earlier this month, as Iran-aligned Houthis intensified strikes on the kingdom. The Straits Times reports the offer was to help broker talks to end the fighting between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis.

Timeline

1. Middle East Eye

   20 Oct 2026, 20:32 UTCSource ↗

   Middle East Eye reports that Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in a TV interview that Tehran has not received a response from Saudi Arabia or the Houthis to its mediation initiative, which he first proposed earlier this month as the Houthis intensified strikes on the kingdom.

2. Straits Times

   20 Oct 2026, 21:31 UTCSource ↗

   The Straits Times reports that Iran has not received a response from Saudi Arabia or Yemen's Houthis to its offer to help broker talks to end the fighting between them, according to Araghchi's television interview aired on Tuesday.