Iran and Saudi Arabia agree to halt arming Houthis in China-mediated talks.

The recent deal between Saudi Arabia and Iran restoring ties was orchestrated and managed by the office of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and included a promise to stop arming the Houthis, according to sources. The deal is made up of 24 points and began to be cooked up when Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi went to China on 13 February. The two sides agreed to allow Iranians to perform Umrah and Hajj and Saudi pilgrims to visit the city of Mashhad, which hosts the holy shrine of the eighth Shia imam.