More than 90,000 people have been killed in Yemen since 2015, including more than 11,000 civilians, according to estimates from the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project. Cease-fire efforts have faltered, people briefed on the talks say.
WASHINGTON—Diplomatic efforts to broker a cease-fire in Yemen between Saudi Arabia and Iran-aligned forces have faltered, say people briefed on the talks, setting back United Nations attempts to prevent the four-year-old war from fueling broader regional conflict with Tehran.
Diplomats have been struggling to gain momentum for a cease-fire as hostilities intensify between Iran and its adversaries. In recent weeks, Houthi forces in Yemen have carried out a series of rocket and drone attacks that Riyadh and Washington view...
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