also welcomed the Beijing agreement. "We welcome the agreement between Saudi Arabia and Iran to resume diplomatic relations, and we hail the Chinese role in this regard," Anwar Gargash, diplomatic advisor to the UAE president, tweeted.
One month later, upon Saudi Arabia's invitation, Raisi arrived in Riyadh to participate in a joint Arab-Islamic summit on the Palestinian issue, and held a meeting with the crown prince of Saudi Arabia. The close interactions between Saudi Arabia and Iran over the past year indicate that "th...
Last week, Saudi Arabia and Iran announced a new deal to resume bilateral relations in Beijing. The deal was brokered by China. It is a huge win for the Middle East, as it stabilizes ties between two traditional rivals, who sit on separate sides of the Islamic sectarian debate and have c...
Khaled Hamade, a Lebanese military analyst and retired brigadier general, told Xinhua that the China-brokered Saudi-Iran deal includes points related directly to the Yemeni crisis, such as the respect of other countries' sovereignty, and non-interference in other countries' domestic affairs. GOODWIL...
Criticism in the U.S. of Beijing’s rolein brokering the Iran-Saudi deal — despite the agreement’s very real benefits to the region — may give China cause to point to what it routinely refers to as aU.S. “Cold War mentality.” ...
Dubai, United Arab Emirates— Iran and Saudi Arabia on Friday agreed to reestablish diplomatic relations and reopen embassies after years of tensions between the two countries, including a devastatingattack on the heart of the kingdom's oil productionattributed to Tehran. The deal, struck in Beiji...
Looking back on China's diplomatic endeavors over the past year, no one could overlook its successful mediation in the Saudi Arabia-Iran deal to restore diplomatic ties, or its consistent efforts to de-escalate the Ukraine crisis and promote a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip. ...
BEIJING, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Saudi Arabia and Iran have agreed to restore diplomatic relations and reopen their embassies and missions within two months after China-mediated talks in Beijing last week. Observers said the surprise deal sets a good example for how countries in the region can re...
AS the Trump administration moves further towards confrontation with China and as China makes it clear that even while wanting to avoid a fight it will push back, a new factor has suddenly captured the headlines. This is a proposed agreement between China and Iran under which according to a ...