TEHRAN: Turkey and Iran agree on the need for a political solution to end Yemen’s war, which has raised tensions between them, Iran’s president said Tuesday after talks with his visiting Turkish counterpart.

“We talked about Iraq, Syria, Palestine... We had a long discussion about Yemen. We both think war and bloodshed must stop in this area immediately and a complete ceasefire must be established and the strikes must stop” in Yemen, Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said during a joint press conference broadcast by state television.

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