Jordan circulated a draft UN resolution Tuesday aimed at halting the escalating conflict in Yemen, where Houthi Shiite rebels and their allies are fighting supporters of the country's embattled president.

A UN diplomat said the draft Security Council resolution calls for an arms embargo on targeted individuals. The diplomat said the resolution also condemns aggression by the Houthis, who control much of the north and are trying to take over the entire country, and their continued campaign in violation of a previous council resolution.

The draft also calls for a political solution to the conflict and urges that ways be found quickly to deliver desperately needed humanitarian aid, said the diplomat, who is familiar with the text and spoke on condition of anonymity because the draft has not been made public.