Iran’s foreign minister says talks with Saudi Arabia are ongoing; Yemen fighting intensifies

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Iran's foreign minister says diplomatic talks with Saudi Arabia are continuing as fighting in Yemen intensifies. Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia have escalated, while the militia is advancing toward the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a major global shipping chokepoint.

Houthi attacks on the kingdom escalate as the powerful militia advances towards the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a key shipping chokepoint that lies on the opposite side of the Arabian Peninsula from the Strait of Hormuz