U.N. envoy, Iran's Zarif discuss how to end war in Yemen

Martin Griffiths, United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen meets with Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, in Tehran Iran February 8, 2021. Iran's Foreign Ministry/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS

NEW YORK (Reuters) - United Nations Yemen mediator Martin Griffiths and Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif discussed on Monday how to make progress toward a nationwide ceasefire and reviving the political process in Yemen, a U.N. spokesman said.

A Saudi-led military coalition intervened in Yemen in 2015, backing government forces fighting the Iran-aligned Houthis. The more than six-year long conflict is widely seen as a proxy conflict between Saudi Arabia and Iran.