Iran says Yemen crisis resolution key to ending regional problems

President Rouhani said resolution of the Yemen crisis is a key to ending regional problems, including the stand-off between Iran and Saudi Arabia. He made the remarks at a presser in Tehran.

He also said Iran is open to regional talks and confirmed travels by Emirati officials to Tehran over the past months to resolve bilateral issues. But he said rocket attacks on an Iranian tanker on Friday have made things more difficult. The Iranian tanker was attacked off the Saudi port city of Jeddah on Friday.

Rouhani also said Tehran will continue to scale back its commitments to the 2015 nuclear agreement until the European Union fulfills promises it made under the deal.

Iran has gradually scaled back its nuclear commitments since May after the US pulled out of the deal and has called on European parties to the pact to salvage the deal by shielding Iran's economy from US penalties.

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