The Houthis have repeatedly attacked Saudi targets including energy facilities and Riyadh’s international airport, where 13 people were killed in a major attack last week.
“We support an inclusive and comprehensive political process as the only practical and sustainable way to resolve the issue,” Araghchi said in a speech at the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation in Baghdad.
Araghchi repeated Iran’s offer to mediate between the two sides. Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh previously said Riyadh has not responded to Iran’s overture.
On Friday, Iran denied having anything to do with the Houthi attacks, after Saudi Arabia accused Tehran of encouraging the group’s escalation.
In his speech, Araghchi also said “either we build security together, or we will endure insecurity together,” adding that Tehran was willing “to cooperate with all its brothers and neighbours to achieve the first option”.
Yemen’s armed forces said on Saturday they had carried out 1,417 strikes against Iran-backed Houthi targets over 24 hours, claiming about 800 fighters had been killed or wounded and more than 190 military vehicles and other assets destroyed or disabled.
In a statement issued as part of Operation Dawn of Yemen, a military spokesperson said the operations involved combat aircraft, drones, field artillery and rocket launchers.
The strikes targeted Houthi gatherings and reinforcements, fortified positions, firing points, armored vehicles, combat equipment and drone launch sites, the spokesperson added.
The operations had disrupted Houthi movements and prevented the group from sending reserves to the front lines or achieving tactical objectives on the battlefield.
On the eastern front, Yemeni forces continued to sweep Houthi positions and expand the areas under their control, establishing control over a new tactical position, the spokesperson said.
Armed forces and the Popular Resistance in Taiz repelled successive waves of attacks, while combat aircraft struck Houthi positions and reinforcements, inflicting heavy losses in personnel and equipment.
The spokesperson said the military’s operations were restricted to legitimate military targets and conducted in accordance with international humanitarian law and customary rules.
The armed forces also renewed their appeal to residents in areas under Houthi control to protect their sons from recruitment campaigns, and warned against sending them to fight in battles that, they said, served a project that did not represent Yemenis or their national interests.