BIG: Saudi Arabia asked China to privately pressure Iran into restraining the Houthis after their seizure of Yemen's Red Sea coast and Bab al-Mandeb.

INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY

BIG: Saudi Arabia asked China to privately pressure Iran into restraining the Houthis after their seizure of Yemen's Red Sea coast and Bab al-Mandeb. Three Iranian sources say Beijing passed the message to Tehran — going beyond its public calls for restraint. Iran's response: regional stability depends on ending the US-Israeli war against us first. China issued no threats and didn't leverage its economic power over Tehran. Source: Reuters