Yemen's Warring Parties Commit to Ceasefire and UN-led Peace Process

Ceasefire plan includes commitments to resume oil exports, pay public sector salaries, and ease restrictions on key infrastructure, amid ongoing Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping lanes.

• Yemen's warring parties, the Saudi-backed Yemeni government and Iran-aligned Houthis, have committed to steps towards a ceasefire and a UN-led peace process.
• The ceasefire plan includes commitments to resume oil exports, pay all public sector salaries, open roads in Taiz and other parts of Yemen, and ease restrictions on Sanaa Airport and the Hodeidah port.
• The peace initiatives gained momentum after Saudi Arabia and Iran agreed to re-establish ties in a deal brokered by China.
• Houthi officials visited Riyadh for the first time since the war broke out, following a first round of Omani-mediated consultations between Riyadh and Sanaa.
• Houthis have launched attacks on key shipping lanes in the Red Sea in solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, where Israel is fighting Hamas militants.

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