China brokers settlement between two adversaries to revive diplomatic relations.
Iran and Saudi Arabia have agreed to revive diplomatic relations following talks between the 2 regional rivals in China.
Entrenched on completely different sides on a number of points, and in proxy wars – notably in Yemen, Syria and Lebanon – few would have believed even days in the past {that a} rapprochement between the 2 was about to occur.
The US was not concerned within the deal in a area the place it could see itself because the dominant energy.
China brokered the Saudi-Iran negotiations – with the announcement of the profitable final result made in Beijing.
What are the implications of this settlement – within the area and past?
Presenter: Adrian Finigan
Visitors:
Foad Izadi – Affiliate professor on the College of Tehran
Hillary Mann Leverett – CEO at political threat consultancy Stratega in McLean, Virginia
Ibrahim Fraihat – Battle decision specialist, affiliate professor, Doha Institute, and writer of, Iran and Saudi Arabia: Taming a Chaotic Battle
