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Yemen’s top diplomat says Houthis not willing to make a peace deal
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People ride in a pickup truck during a funeral procession for a Houthi officer in Sanaa, Yemen, October 17, 2026. (AP/ Osamah Abdulrahman)
Yemen’s top diplomat says the Houthi rebels are not willing to strike a peace deal with the internationally recognized government to end the country’s yearslong civil war.
Foreign Minister Afrah al-Zouba speaks to The Associated Press in Paris, where she met with French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot.
“The problem is that the Houthis aren’t willing, and they will not be ready for peace,” al-Zouba tells AP.
She accuses Iran of employing the Houthis to serve their agenda. “They’re making this problem,” she says of Tehran.
Al-Zouba says that any settlement should include enabling the Yemeni government to regain control of the entire country.
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