# Why Pakistan is talking to Iran as the Houthi-Saudi fight escalates

https://mins.news/en/item/54750

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-11 14:07 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news-analysis/2026/9/11/why-pakistan-is-talking-to-iran-as-the-houthi-saudi-fight-escalates?traffic_source=rss

> As the Houthi-Saudi war intensifies, Pakistan is under pressure to honour its defence commitments to Saudi Arabia while keeping channels open to Iran. Pakistan’s military chief and Iran’s foreign minister held a call, while Islamabad said it would pursue dialogue and diplomacy and did not deny reaching out to the Houthis through Iran.

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