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Will Iran back UN-Saudi initiative for cease-fire in Yemen?

For Saudi Arabia and the Gulf, Yemen is too big to fail; for Iran, it’s a penny stock investment to keep the kingdom bogged down in a quagmire.
A destroyed house is seen at a site which the Houthi-led authorities say was hit by a Saudi-led air strike at the old quarter Sanaa, Yemen September 27, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed al-Sayaghi - RC14219730A0

This cease-fire might be different

The Saudi-led coalition fighting the insurgent Ansar Allah movement in Yemen announced a comprehensive cease-fire on April 9. The Saudi initiative complements both UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres’ call for a cease-fire in global conflicts in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and UN Yemen Envoy Martin Griffith’s latest diplomatic initiative toward a political solution. The 14-day freeze has the support of the Arab League and the Gulf Cooperation Council.

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