Here we explain why Iran has transferred Yemen’s Tehran embassy to the Houthis
While violent protests consume sanctions-hit Iran, Tehran is not showing any sign of loosening its influence over the Middle East. The country’s most recent gambit saw it transfer responsibility for Yemen’s embassy in Tehran to Houthi rebels, who have been fighting Saudi-backed forces for the last four years.
With the embassy move, Tehran appears to be disrupting progress in the Saudi-Houthi talks, bringing the Iran-backed militia on to its side. Iran’s move on Thursday, describing Tehran’s Yemen involvement as a “hostile policy aimed at destabilizing Yemen, which will in turn threaten the security of its neighbors.”
Riyadh is said to have asked the Houthis to release themselves from Iran’s grip, a demand, which appeared to be a source of concern for Tehran. between the Saudi-backed Yemeni government and the UAE-supported separatist Southern Transition Council , whose clashes had escalated before the deal, putting the two Gulf allies on opposing sides in the Yemen conflict.
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