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Hezbollah Leader Meets with Yemeni Rebels

by Associated Press

   BEIRUT, LEBANON --

   Hezbollah says its leader has met with a delegation from Yemen's Houthi
   rebels.

   The Lebanese militant group said Sunday that Hassan Nasrallah met with
   a delegation headed by Houthi spokesman Mohamad Abdelsalam to discuss
   the latest developments in Yemen's civil war.
   Hezbollah is believed to train and support the Iran-backed Shiite
   Houthi rebels, who are at war with a Saudi-led coalition allied with
   Yemen's internationally recognized government.
   Hezbollah, which is also an Iran-allied Shiite group, says the Houthis
   are fighting a war against Saudi and American imperialism.
   Iran supports the Houthis but denies arming them. Saudi Arabia and Iran
   are bitter regional rivals.