Posted on 03/11/2023 6:20:13 AM PST by elpadre
Archrivals Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed Friday to restore diplomatic relations, a dramatic breakthrough brokered by China after years of soaring tensions between the Middle Eastern powerhouses.
The deal, which will see the two leading oil producers reopen embassies in each other’s capitals, was sealed during a meeting in Beijing — a boost to China's efforts to rival the United States as a broker on the global stage.
The agreement could put a damper on Israel's ongoing work to normalize relations with its Arab neighbors, and complicate U.S. and other Western powers' bid to contain Iran's nuclear ambitions.
The Saudi-Iran talks were held because of a “shared desire to resolve the disagreements between them through dialogue and diplomacy, and in light of their brotherly ties,” according to a joint communique from Tehran, Riyadh and Beijing that was published by the official Saudi Press Agency.
The agreement followed intensive negotiations between Ali Shamkhani, a close adviser to Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khameni, and Saudi Minister of State Musaad bin Mohammed Al-Aiban, according to the statement.
(Excerpt) Read more at nbcnews.com ...
excerpted:
“..After the CIA concluded that the powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the October 2018 slaying and dismembering of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, Joe Biden vowed during the 2020 election campaign to make the country an international “pariah.”
With global oil supplies affected by Russia’s war in Ukraine, Biden visited Saudi Arabia last July in a bid to reset ties and encourage efforts to end the war in Yemen. ..”
copied from another site:
“Clearing up the misunderstandings and looking to the future in Tehran-Riyadh relations will definitely lead to the development of regional stability and security and the increase of cooperation between the countries of the Persian Gulf and the Islamic world to manage the existing challenges,” Shamkhani said Friday after signing the deal, according to Press TV.
Afghanistan withdrawal was our Suez Canal moment. Change my mind.
The election of Biden was our nation’s Waterloo!!
This is a big deal actually.....World news over there is basically clapping for China ‘s ability to bring the two together. It’s more about China’s hand in it then the two coming together.
It’s more about China’s hand in it then the two coming together.
but but but the Bidet admin said the US was fully apprised of this happening.
I call BS on that one.
Did SA have a choice with the potato in office. SA has to have stability and that is not with the USA anymore. I think SA will go shopping in Pakistan or already has.
Admittedly, I am not a biblical scholar, isn’t there some thought that the antichrist will come from the east and unite the world against Christians and jews. Isn’t Xi Jinping from the East and is potentially uniting Shiite and Sunni versions of Islam ??
Get a kick at the title of the article. The political significance is missed.
Thanks to Kerry I'm sure.
Say goodbye to the petrodollar and hello to the eventual elimination of the dollar as the world’s reserve currency. This agreement is a disaster for America and Israel. Biden wants to make SA a pariah. Instead, he is isolating the US.
Joe Bidet has done more to divide America while uniting our enemies (Russia/China/Iran/now Saudi Arabia) than any pResident in American history.
“..Biden wants to make SA a pariah...”
Biden is turning the USA into a pariah in the eyes of much of the world.
Riyadh, March 10, 2023, SPA — In response to the noble initiative of His Excellency President Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China, of China’s support for developing good neighborly relations between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Islamic Republic of Iran;
And based on the agreement between His Excellency President Xi Jinping and the leaderships in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the Islamic Republic of Iran, whereby the People’s Republic of China would host and sponsor talks between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Islamic Republic of Iran;
Proceeding from their shared desire to resolve the disagreements between them through dialogue and diplomacy, and in light of their brotherly ties;
Adhering to the principles and objectives of Charters of the United Nations and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), and International conventions and norms;
The delegations from the two countries held talks during the period 6-10 March 2023 in Beijing - the delegation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia headed by His Excellency Dr. Musaad bin Mohammed Al-Aiban, Minister of State, Member of the Council of Ministers, and National Security Advisor, and the delegation of the Islamic Republic of Iran headed by His Excellency Admiral Ali Shamkhani, Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
The Saudi and Iranian sides expressed their appreciation and gratitude to the Republic of Iraq and the Sultanate of Oman for hosting rounds of dialogue that took place between both sides during the years 2021-2022. The two sides also expressed their appreciation and gratitude to the leadership and government of the People’s Republic of China for hosting and sponsoring the talks, and the efforts it placed towards its success.
The three countries announce that an agreement has been reached between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Islamic Republic of Iran, that includes an agreement to resume diplomatic relations between them and re-open their embassies and missions within a period not exceeding two months, and the agreement includes their affirmation of the respect for the sovereignty of states and the non-interference in internal affairs of states. They also agreed that the ministers of foreign affairs of both countries shall meet to implement this, arrange for the return of their ambassadors, and discuss means of enhancing bilateral relations. They also agreed to implement the Security Cooperation Agreement between them, which was signed on 22/1/1422 (H), corresponding to 17/4/2001, and the General Agreement for Cooperation in the Fields of Economy, Trade, Investment, Technology, Science, Culture, Sports, and Youth, which was signed on 2/2/1419 (H), corresponding to 27/5/1998.
The three countries expressed their keenness to exert all efforts towards enhancing regional and international peace and security.
Issued in Beijing on 10 March 2023.
For the Islamic Republic of Iran
Ali Shamkhani
For the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Musaad bin Mohammed Al-Aiban
Minister of State, Member of the Council of Ministers, and National Security Advisor
For the People’s Republic of China
Wang Yi
Member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Director of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee
—SPA
15:45 LOCAL TIME 12:45 GMT
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Of course you’re right....just a matter of time.
Obama screwed things up with the Sauds and it’s been downhill except when Trump took over....the as soon as Biden took office it went down hill again of course. The Sauds know perfectly well Obama and Biden are no friends to them.
Well he will come from the EU Mediterranean area..... there’s actually three pivotal people that will be operating then..but all from the enemy of mens souls...they will each have specific functions. It will basically be a counterfeit Trinity as satan always counterfeits what is Gods.
Bidens admin is Obamas former admin - so we’re just watching his admin still in action. So the results will continue to be bad for our country.
There’s very little that side of the world cares what Biden and his aministration thinks....they’re all moving on their own agendas now. US is an after-thought to appease just enough to keep the revenue flows flowing.
‘After the CIA concluded that the powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the October 2018 slaying and dismembering of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi’
Calling Jamal Khashoggi a “Washington Post columnist” is a giant half truth amounting to a lie, and it is meant to add “western” stature, undeservedly, to Khashooggi.
Khashoggi was a “journalistic” stooge for the Muslim Brotherhood who happened to get his works printed in various western and MOSTLY non-western publications, and yes including the Washington Post. He was in exile from Saudi Arabia for a good reason. Saudi Arabia understood Khashoggi’s Muslim Brotherhood connections and Saudi Arabia’s rulers see the Muslim Brotherhood as an existential threat.
I say that not to approve Khashoggi’s murder, but to give notice that as a Muslim Brotherhood stooge he was working NOT in western interests, and to paint him as a friend of western societies is giant error.
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