{"id":5546,"date":"2023-04-06T15:08:36","date_gmt":"2023-04-06T15:08:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=5546"},"modified":"2023-04-06T15:08:36","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T15:08:36","slug":"saudi-iran-restore-ties-seeking-middle-east-stability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/asia\/middle-east\/iran\/saudi-iran-restore-ties-seeking-middle-east-stability\/2023\/04\/06\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi, Iran restore ties, Seeking Middle east stability"},"content":{"rendered":"

DUBAI,<\/span> United<\/span> Arab<\/span> Emirates<\/span> (AP)<\/span> –<\/span>\u00a0Longtime<\/span> Middle<\/span> East<\/span> rivals<\/span> Iran<\/span> and<\/span> Saudi<\/span> Arabia<\/span> on<\/span> Thursday<\/span> fueled<\/span> a<\/span> reaffirmed<\/span> need<\/span> for<\/span> stability<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> region,<\/span> after<\/span> a<\/span> seven-year<\/span> rift<\/span> in<\/span> which<\/span> they<\/span> agreed<\/span> to<\/span> continue.<\/span> By<\/span> officially<\/span> restoring<\/span> diplomatic<\/span> relations,<\/span> we<\/span> have<\/span> taken<\/span> another<\/span> important<\/span> step<\/span> towards<\/span> reconciliation.<\/span> \u00a0
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> deal<\/span> was<\/span> reached<\/span> in<\/span> Beijing<\/span> during<\/span> talks<\/span> between<\/span> Iran’s<\/span> and<\/span> Saudi<\/span> Arabia’s<\/span> foreign<\/span> ministers,<\/span> a<\/span> month<\/span> after<\/span> China<\/span> negotiated<\/span> its<\/span> first<\/span> reconciliation<\/span> deal<\/span> between<\/span> the<\/span> two<\/span> regional<\/span> powers.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> latest<\/span> findings<\/span> further<\/span> reduce<\/span> the<\/span> likelihood<\/span> of<\/span> armed<\/span> conflict<\/span> between<\/span> rivals,<\/span> both<\/span> direct<\/span> and<\/span> proxy<\/span> conflicts<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> region.<\/span> It<\/span> could<\/span> help<\/span> diplomats<\/span> in<\/span> their<\/span> efforts<\/span> to<\/span> end<\/span> the<\/span> long<\/span> war<\/span> in<\/span> Yemen,<\/span> a<\/span> conflict<\/span> in<\/span> which<\/span> both<\/span> Iran<\/span> and<\/span> Saudi<\/span> Arabia<\/span> are<\/span> deeply<\/span> entrenched.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Thursday’s<\/span> announcement<\/span> also<\/span> marks<\/span> another<\/span> diplomatic<\/span> victory<\/span> for<\/span> China<\/span> as<\/span> the<\/span> Gulf<\/span> Arab<\/span> states<\/span> realize<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> is<\/span> slowly<\/span> withdrawing<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> wider<\/span> region.<\/span> The<\/span> Saudi<\/span> state<\/span> news<\/span> agency<\/span> delivered<\/span> a<\/span> brief<\/span> message<\/span> about<\/span> the<\/span> talks,<\/span> saying<\/span> that<\/span> “discussions<\/span> were<\/span> held<\/span> on<\/span> ways<\/span> to<\/span> improve<\/span> mutual<\/span> relations<\/span> and<\/span> cooperation<\/span> in<\/span> many<\/span> areas”<\/span> and<\/span> that<\/span> both<\/span> sides<\/span> would<\/span> “strengthen<\/span> security,<\/span> stability<\/span> and<\/span> prosperity.”\u00a0<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Thursday’s<\/span> meeting<\/span> in<\/span> Beijing<\/span> was<\/span> the<\/span> first<\/span> formal<\/span> meeting<\/span> of<\/span> senior<\/span> diplomats<\/span> from<\/span> both<\/span> countries<\/span> since<\/span> the<\/span> kingdom<\/span> cut<\/span> ties<\/span> with<\/span> Iran<\/span> after<\/span> protesters<\/span> invaded<\/span> a<\/span> Saudi<\/span> diplomat’s<\/span> post<\/span> in<\/span> 2016.<\/span> rice<\/span> field.<\/span> A<\/span> few<\/span> days<\/span> ago,<\/span> Saudi<\/span> Arabia<\/span> executed<\/span> a<\/span> prominent<\/span> Shia<\/span> cleric<\/span> along<\/span> with<\/span> 46<\/span> of<\/span> him,<\/span> sparking<\/span> demonstrations.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Strengthening<\/span> ties<\/span> shows<\/span> that<\/span> “regional<\/span> countries<\/span> have<\/span> the<\/span> will<\/span> and<\/span> ability<\/span> to<\/span> take<\/span> the<\/span> lead”<\/span> in<\/span> maintaining<\/span> peace,<\/span> Mao<\/span> said<\/span> at<\/span> the<\/span> briefing.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>She<\/span> said<\/span> China<\/span> is<\/span> ready<\/span> to<\/span> help<\/span> the<\/span> two<\/span> sides<\/span> maintain<\/span> good<\/span> relations<\/span> and<\/span> called<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> international<\/span> community<\/span> to<\/span> help<\/span> Middle<\/span> Eastern<\/span> countries<\/span> resolve<\/span> their<\/span> differences.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\u201cThe<\/span> tactics<\/span> of<\/span> colonial<\/span> rule<\/span> that<\/span> foster<\/span> contradiction,<\/span> alienation<\/span> and<\/span> division<\/span> should<\/span> be<\/span> rejected<\/span> by<\/span> the<\/span> people<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> world,\u201d<\/span> she<\/span> said.<\/span> Reopening<\/span> the<\/span> embassy<\/span> would<\/span> be<\/span> a<\/span> big<\/span> step<\/span> forward,<\/span> but<\/span> the<\/span> extent<\/span> of<\/span> reconciliation<\/span> could<\/span> depend<\/span> on<\/span> peace<\/span> efforts<\/span> in<\/span> Yemen.\u00a0<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Saudi<\/span> Arabia<\/span> has<\/span> also<\/span> gone<\/span> deep<\/span> into<\/span> Iran’s<\/span> nuclear<\/span> program,<\/span> which<\/span> has<\/span> made<\/span> significant<\/span> progress<\/span> since<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> unilaterally<\/span> withdrew<\/span> from<\/span> pacts<\/span> with<\/span> world<\/span> powers<\/span> in<\/span> 2015<\/span> to<\/span> curb<\/span> Iran’s<\/span> nuclear<\/span> activities<\/span> in<\/span> exchange<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> lifting<\/span> of<\/span> sanctions.<\/span> \u00a0
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\n<\/span>Tim<\/span> Lenderking,<\/span> the<\/span> Biden<\/span> administration’s<\/span> special<\/span> envoy<\/span> to<\/span> Yemen,<\/span> told<\/span> a<\/span> think<\/span> tank<\/span> audience<\/span> in<\/span> Washington<\/span> earlier<\/span> this<\/span> week,<\/span> “From<\/span> our<\/span> conversations<\/span> with<\/span> the<\/span> Saudis,<\/span> we<\/span> know<\/span> they<\/span> are<\/span> monitoring<\/span> the<\/span> Yemeni<\/span> space.<\/span> ”<\/span> he<\/span> said.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>“If<\/span> Iran<\/span> wants<\/span> to<\/span> show<\/span> that<\/span> it<\/span> really<\/span> wants<\/span> to<\/span> end<\/span> the<\/span> conflict,<\/span> it<\/span> will<\/span> stop<\/span> smuggling<\/span> arms<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> Houthis<\/span> in<\/span> violation<\/span> of<\/span> UN<\/span> Security<\/span> Council<\/span> resolutions.”\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span>Lender<\/span> King<\/span> cited<\/span> Iran’s<\/span> support<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> ongoing<\/span> ceasefire<\/span> there<\/span> as<\/span> the<\/span> latest<\/span> positive<\/span> sign<\/span> and<\/span> called<\/span> on<\/span> Iran<\/span> to<\/span> back<\/span> political<\/span> efforts<\/span> towards<\/span> a<\/span> lasting<\/span> peace<\/span> deal.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) –\u00a0Longtime Middle East rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia on Thursday fueled a reaffirmed need for stability in the region, after a seven-year rift in which they agreed to continue. By officially restoring diplomatic relations, we have taken another important step towards reconciliation. \u00a0 The deal was reached in Beijing during […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5548,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[2450,280,2447,2459],"tags":[3365,3366,3367,3368,3369,1701,3370,1712,3371,1715,3372,1802,1803,1805,1808,1814,1972,2085,2089],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/saudiiran.webp","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5546"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5546"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5546\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5549,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5546\/revisions\/5549"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5548"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5546"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5546"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5546"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}