Key facts
- Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian offered to mediate between Saudi Arabia and Yemen.
- Pezeshkian stated Iran believes Saudi Arabia and Yemen should not fight.
- The conflict in Yemen reignited in July after a ceasefire broke.
- Hundreds have died and over 100,000 Yemenis have been displaced since July.
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian has offered to mediate a resolution to the conflict in Yemen between Saudi Arabia and the Houthi-controlled government. In an interview with Al Jazeera, Pezeshkian stated that Iran does not believe Saudi Arabia and Yemen should be fighting, emphasizing that both are Muslim nations. He expressed Iran's readiness to facilitate discussions to resolve the issue.