AS Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthi movement continue to trade fire, and the US-Iran war is locked in a stalemate, regional states continue to stress the need for a diplomatic solution to the conflicts in both theatres. Numerous attempts have been made in the past to find a negotiated off-ramp in both conflicts, but they have met with little success. Regional states know that the alternative to talks — a fully fledged war on both fronts — will bring immeasurable destruction to the Gulf, the Red Sea and the surrounding areas. The need for diplomacy was stressed during Omani........

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