US urges China to help deter Iran-backed Houthis in back-channel meeting Story from Ibrahim EL-TAFSEER The United States national security adviser and Chinese foreign minister have met as western navies step up defence of Red Sea. Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi and US national security adviser Jake Sullivan met in Bangkok in the latest move to stabilise relations between the two countries. US national security adviser urged Beijing to use its leverage with Tehran to rein in Iranian-backed Houthi attacks on vessels in the Red Sea in a back-channel meeting with Chinese foreign...