War-weary Yemenis greet Saudi-Iran deal with caution

A boy holds shrapnel from a missile at the site of an attack in Marib, Yemen on October 3, 2021 [File: Ali Owidha/Reuters]

Sanaa, Yemen – Like thousands of Yemeni parents, Ali Mohammed has lost children fighting in the country’s long-running war.

But in his case, one son, Fahd, died in 2018 fighting for the Saudi-backed Yemeni government, while the other, Nashwan, died the following year fighting for their enemies, the Iran-aligned Houthi rebels.