Sources "Al-Arabiya": Pakistan's Interior Minister to Discuss Houthi Escalation in Yemen in Tehran

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Sources from Al Arabiya and Al Hadath channels reported on Friday that the Pakistani Interior Minister, Mohsin Naqvi, will head to Iran in the coming hours.

The sources indicated that the Pakistani Interior Minister will discuss the Houthi escalation in Yemen and its implications for regional security in Iran.

Prior to this, the Financial Times reported on Friday that the Pakistani army chief urged Iran to rein in the Houthis.

Iranian media reported on Thursday that Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi discussed the latest regional developments with Pakistani army chief Asim Munir during a phone call that took place during the Iranian minister's visit to Beijing on Wednesday, at a time when negotiations between Washington and Tehran remain stalled with no agreement in sight.

Before that, U.S. President Donald Trump said he hopes the end of the war against Iran is near, and a separate media report mentioned that Trump is expected to meet with Gulf leaders on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly next Tuesday to discuss the conflict.

The war with Iran has entered its seventh month with no end in sight.

Concerns about maritime navigation in the Red Sea have increased this month after the Iran-aligned Houthi group escalated its attacks, threatening navigation in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

After years of calm, the escalation in the conflict resumed in July against the backdrop of the war in the Middle East, and the conflict has intensified since last week, raising fears of the closure of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait or limiting passage through it, similar to what is happening in the Strait of Hormuz.

The Houthi militia continues to repeatedly attack cities and vital facilities in Saudi Arabia, in a systematic and deliberate targeting of civilians.

In contrast, Riyadh strongly condemns the continued malicious and deliberate attacks by the Houthi terrorist militia on civilian targets and civilians in the Kingdom.

The official spokesperson for the Saudi Civil Defense stated yesterday, Thursday, that the Civil Defense in Taif responded to the fall of debris from a drone after it was intercepted and destroyed, which was launched by the Houthi militia. As a result, a Yemeni resident was killed, a citizen was injured, and a resident from Pakistan is in critical condition, in addition to material damage to several buildings and vehicles.

Pakistan strongly condemned the Houthi attack on Taif, expressing its grave concern over the attack that endangered innocent lives and threatens regional peace and security.