Hyderabad, Oct. 27 -- Saudi Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman visited Iran to allegedly broker a deal with the Iranian-backed Houthis by offering USD 1 billion to halt ongoing attacks, according to Israeli media.

The report, citing sources in the Gulf, said the Prince even came with the money on the Hercules military aircraft. The proposed deal reportedly involved transferring USD 1 billion to the Houthis via Iran.

President Masoud Pezeshkian, Supreme National Security Council Secretary General Mohsen Rezaei and other senior officials from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps represented Iran. The meeting included officials from other countries party to the Mecca defence pact. Ibrahim Khalin, Turkish Intelligence chief, and Pak...