<p> Tehran's new ambassador to Yemen has arrived in the rebel-held capital of the war-torn country, the Iranian foreign ministry said Saturday, five years after the last ambassador departed.</p>.<p>"Hassan Eyrlou... ambassador for the Islamic Republic of Iran in Yemen, has arrived in Sanaa," foreign ministry spokesman Said Khatibzadeh told the Fars news agency.</p>.<p>"He has presented his letters of credentials to Mehdi al-Mashat, head of Yemen's supreme political council," he added, referring to an executive body formed by Huthi rebels.</p>.<p>Iran backs the Huthis in Yemen's civil war against an internationally recognised government that is supported by a Saudi-led military coalition.</p>.<p>The recognised government has been based in Yemen's second city, Aden, for the past five years, after the Huthis seized the capital.</p>.<p>Eyrlou's predecessor left Sanaa in September 2015 and in October last year Iran's foreign ministry said the process of sending a new ambassador was hindered by "attacks on the embassy".</p>.<p>Iran is the only country to hold diplomatic relations with the Huthis.</p>.<p>Fars did not specify when or how the ambassador had reached Sanaa, but the announcement came shortly after more than 1,000 prisoners were freed in a landmark exchange between the warring sides in Yemen.</p>
<p> Tehran's new ambassador to Yemen has arrived in the rebel-held capital of the war-torn country, the Iranian foreign ministry said Saturday, five years after the last ambassador departed.</p>.<p>"Hassan Eyrlou... ambassador for the Islamic Republic of Iran in Yemen, has arrived in Sanaa," foreign ministry spokesman Said Khatibzadeh told the Fars news agency.</p>.<p>"He has presented his letters of credentials to Mehdi al-Mashat, head of Yemen's supreme political council," he added, referring to an executive body formed by Huthi rebels.</p>.<p>Iran backs the Huthis in Yemen's civil war against an internationally recognised government that is supported by a Saudi-led military coalition.</p>.<p>The recognised government has been based in Yemen's second city, Aden, for the past five years, after the Huthis seized the capital.</p>.<p>Eyrlou's predecessor left Sanaa in September 2015 and in October last year Iran's foreign ministry said the process of sending a new ambassador was hindered by "attacks on the embassy".</p>.<p>Iran is the only country to hold diplomatic relations with the Huthis.</p>.<p>Fars did not specify when or how the ambassador had reached Sanaa, but the announcement came shortly after more than 1,000 prisoners were freed in a landmark exchange between the warring sides in Yemen.</p>