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Saudi should not host Yemen talks, says Iran

AP

An Iranian official says Saudi Arabia should not be the one hosting talks on Yemen's conflict since the kingdom is involved in the crisis with Saudi-led airstrikes targeting the country's Shia rebels. Ali Akbar Velayati, an adviser to Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, says a dialogue on Yemen should be mediated by an international organisation and held in a "neutral country." Velayati spoke on Monday during a visit to Beirut.