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Pakistan Urges Iran to Rein in Houthis · GNN Daily Breaking News

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  Speaker 1: Pakistan has issued a rare public warning to Iran, urging
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  Speaker 1: Tehran to rein in its allied Houthi movement in Yemen
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  Speaker 1: after Saudi Arabia launched retaliatory strikes on Houthi positions. The
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  Speaker 1: statement reflects growing regional unease as the conflict between Riyadh
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  Speaker 1: and the Houthi spills across borders, threatening wider instability in
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  Speaker 1: the Gulf. Pakistani officials said they were deeply concerned by
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  Speaker 1: the escalation. noting that Houthi attacks on Saudi energy facilities
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  Speaker 1: and infrastructure have endangered global oil supplies. Islamabad called on
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  Speaker 1: Iran to exercise restraint and prevent its allies from further
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  Speaker 1: destabilizing the region. The warning is significant. Pakistan has historically
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  Speaker 1: balanced ties with both Saudi Arabia and Iran, but the
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  Speaker 1: latest violence appears to be testing that delicate diplomacy. The
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  Speaker 1: backdrop is Saudi Arabia's latest military response. Following a wave
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  Speaker 1: of Houthi drone and missile strikes that wounded dozens at
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  Speaker 1: energy sites in Jizan and Aba, Riyadh launched airstrikes on
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  Speaker 1: Houthi positions in Yemen's capital, Sana'a, and in northern provinces.
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  Speaker 1: Saudi officials described the campaign as defensive, aimed at deterring
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  Speaker 1: further attacks on critical infrastructure. Iran, meanwhile, has denied direct
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  Speaker 1: involvement insisting that the Houthis act independently. But Western intelligence
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  Speaker 1: agencies maintain that Tehran provides weapons, training, and logistical support,
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  Speaker 1: making Iran a central player in the confrontation. Analysts say
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  Speaker 1: Pakistan's warning reflects fears that unchecked escalation could drag the
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  Speaker 1: wider Muslim world into conflict, with economic and political consequences
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  Speaker 1: far beyond Yemen. The timing is crucial. Global oil markets
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  Speaker 1: remain volatile and shipping routes through the Red Sea and
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  Speaker 1: Gulf of Aden are increasingly at risk. Pakistan, itself reliant
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  Speaker 1: on Gulf energy imports, has a vested interest in stability.
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  Speaker 1: Its call for restraint is also aimed at preserving its
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  Speaker 1: long-standing security partnership with Saudi Arabia, which includes military cooperation
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  Speaker 1: and financial support. For Riyadh, the strikes are a message
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  Speaker 1: that attacks on its energy lifelines will not go unanswered.
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  Speaker 1: For Tehran, Pakistan's warning underscores the diplomatic costs of supporting
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  Speaker 1: the Houthis. And for the region, the episode highlights how
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  Speaker 1: quickly local conflicts can escalate into broader crises, pulling in
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  Speaker 1: neighbors and threatening global trade. As Saudi jets continue to
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  Speaker 1: pound Houthi positions and Pakistan presses Iran to act, the
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  Speaker 1: confrontation enters a dangerous new phase, one where diplomacy, energy security,
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  Speaker 1: and regional alliances collide in unpredictable ways.