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  "id": 8030613,
  "title": "Exclusive-China presses Iran to help rein in Houthis after Saudi appeal, sources say",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/exclusive-china-presses-iran-to-help-rein-in-houthis-after-saudi",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T12:46:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
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    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/09/exclusive-china-presses-iran-help-rein-houthis-after-saudi-appeal-sources-say"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI, Sept 17 (Reuters) - China has privately asked Tehran to help rein in Yemen's Houthis after an appeal to Beijing by Saudi Arabia following the Iran-backed group's military blitz in the past week, according to three Iranian sources familiar with the matter. Riyadh turned to China for help after the Houthis made rapid advances along the Red Sea coast and around the Bab…",
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        "outlet": "Ajel English",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/yemeni-forces-repel-houthi-attack-on-al-anin-front-west-of-taiz",
        "published": "2026-09-17T11:45:35.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "Houthis 'assured' US they would not attack American ships in Bab Al Mandeb, Yemeni sources say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/houthis-assured-us-they-would-not-attack-american-ships-in-bab-al",
        "published": "2026-09-17T13:28:12.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Yemeni government says Houthis suffering heavy blows",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/yemeni-government-says-houthis-suffering-heavy-blows",
        "published": "2026-09-17T15:57:09.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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