Analysis-Pakistan worries about being drawn into US-Iran conflict after Houthis attack Saudi Arabia

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Pakistan expresses concern over being drawn into the US-Iran conflict after recent Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia. The situation complicates Islamabad's potential mediator role between the US and Iran.

By Rick Noack, Mubasher Bukhari and Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD, July 16 (Reuters) - Attacks on Saudi Arabia by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis this week have frustrated Pakistan and threaten to draw Islamabad into the conflict, complicating any future role it may have as a mediator between the United States and Iran.