UN envoy: Parties in Yemen had been 'very close' to deal

The UN's outgoing special envoy to Yemen says the parties there had been "very close" to reaching a political agreement before the current violence and that the main sticking point had been who would lead the country.

Jamal Benomar also told reporters that a new targeted arms embargo could "inadvertently restrict the flow of much-needed commercial goods and humanitarian assistance" to the Arab world's poorest country. Benomar spoke just after his final briefing to the UN Security Council behind closed doors Monday.