China Presses Iran to Rein In Houthis After Saudi Appeal

🐉 BEIJING — Saudi Arabia found its Iran lever, and it runs through Beijing. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: China pressing Tehran on Houthi restraint — at Riyadh's request — redraws Beijing's role from passive observer to active broker. For Iran, Chinese pressure is uniquely costly: Beijing buys its sanctioned oil. Tehran cannot ignore it. For Riyadh, this is the circuit breaker Washington couldn't deliver. The variable: whether Beijing's leverage slows Houthi operations at Bab el-Mandeb.