Saudi Arabia brushes off Iranian call for ceasefire

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Saudi Arabia on Sunday rebuffed Iran's request that it end airstrikes in Yemen aimed at halting the advance of the Iranian-affiliated Houthi militia.

"We came to Yemen to help the legitimate authority, and Iran is not in charge of Yemen," Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal said.

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Jon Terbush

Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.