# EXCLUSIVE: China asks Iran to help rein in Houthis after Saudi appeal, sources say

https://mins.news/en/item/62574

- Reuters, 2026-09-17 12:10 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-presses-iran-help-rein-houthis-after-saudi-appeal-sources-say-2026-09-17/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6aabd89e89e5cf0001dfa454

> China has privately urged Tehran to help restrain Yemen’s Houthis, according to three Iranian sources familiar with the matter. The request followed an appeal from Saudi Arabia after the Iran-backed group carried out a military blitz over the past week.

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