Iran downplays possible role in Houthis’ recent Yemen victories
Iran has long been accused of links with the Houthis in Yemen, but how far do these links go?

Iran has long been accused of links with the Houthis in Yemen, but how far do these links go?




![Turkish Chief of General Staff General Selcuk Bayraktaroglu meets with Saudi Arabia's Chief of General Staff General Fayyadh bin Hamed Al-Ruwaili and Pakistan's Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, September 25, 2026. [Turkish Defence Ministry/Handout]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/image-1790426840.jpg?resize=770%2C433&quality=80)





Ankara agrees to gradually hand over a base in Sinjar.
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