KC Singh | Iran-Saudi-China accord a wake-up call for India?
1 year, 9 months ago

KC Singh | Iran-Saudi-China accord a wake-up call for India?

Deccan Chronicle  

A “joint trilateral statement” issued by China, Saudi Arabia and Iran at the end of last week took the world by surprise. Saudi Arabia and Iran, who lead the Sunni and Shia factions of Islam respectively, had been at loggerheads ever since the 2011 Arab Spring, which had rattled autocratic regimes across the Islamic world. The joint statement on Friday opens by lauding “the noble initiative of His Excellency President Xi Jinping” for supporting “good neighbourly relations” between the two Middle East rivals. Both Iran and Saudi Arabia realise that as Europe weans itself off Russian oil and gas, by accelerating transition to a low-carbon energy future, their markets are in Asia, especially in China and India.

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Keeping China In Mind, NSA Doval Teams Up With Saudi Arabia, UAE & US For Role In Middle-East

ABP News  

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The View from India | What’s Mohammed bin Salman up to?
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The View from India | What’s Mohammed bin Salman up to?

The Hindu  

When Saudi Arabia and Iran announced an agreement last month to reestablish diplomatic relations under China’s mediation, many were surprised and sceptical. Mohammed bin Salman, the Crown Prince and de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia, who tried to expand the kingdom’s influence in the region through conflicts and coercion, appears to have changed his foreign policy course and adopted aggressive …

Saudi foreign ministry says delegation arrives in Iran
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Saudi foreign ministry says delegation arrives in Iran

Al Jazeera  

A Saudi ‘technical delegation’ has met Iran’s chief of protocol at the foreign ministry in Tehran, media reports. A Saudi Arabian diplomatic delegation has arrived in Tehran to discuss the reopening of its diplomatic missions after a seven-year absence, Riyadh’s foreign ministry has said. Saturday’s visit is part of “implementing the tripartite agreement” reached on March 10 between the two …

Saudi Arabia and Iran restore ties, pledging commitment to Mideast stability
1 year, 8 months ago

Saudi Arabia and Iran restore ties, pledging commitment to Mideast stability

LA Times  

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, left, shakes hands with his Saudi Arabian counterpart, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, as Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang looks on in Beijing. Longtime Mideast rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia took another significant step toward reconciliation Thursday, formally restoring diplomatic ties after a seven-year rift, affirming the need for regional stability and agreeing to …

Foreign ministers of Iran, Saudi Arabia meet in China
1 year, 8 months ago

Foreign ministers of Iran, Saudi Arabia meet in China

Al Jazeera  

The meeting – the first of the two countries’ most senior diplomats in more than seven years – follows a March rapprochement. The foreign ministers of Iran and Saudi Arabia have met in Beijing in the first formal meeting of the two countries’ top diplomats in seven years. Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed in March to restore ties and reopen …

No reaction from India to Beijing’s role in Saudi-Iran deal is disquieting
1 year, 9 months ago

No reaction from India to Beijing’s role in Saudi-Iran deal is disquieting

The Hindu  

The Saudi-Iran agreement signed in Beijing on Friday, if successful, will have far-reaching impacts worldwide. While the agreement has been welcomed by the United Nations, France, Jordan and many West Asian countries, it is Disquieting for Delhi Though New Delhi has not formally reacted to the announcement so far, the fact that two close partners like the Kingdom of Saudi …

Iran and Saudi Arabia to restore diplomatic relations after China-brokered talks in Beijing
1 year, 9 months ago

Iran and Saudi Arabia to restore diplomatic relations after China-brokered talks in Beijing

Op India  

On March 10, 2023, Iran and Saudi Arabia made a significant announcement saying that they are restoring their diplomatic relations, which were severed in 2016. According to a statement issued by Iran, Saudi Arabia and China, Tehran and Riyadh have agreed to resume diplomatic relations and re-open embassies within two months. “In response to the noble initiative of His Excellency …

Iran, Saudi Arabia to restore ties in China-brokered deal
1 year, 9 months ago

Iran, Saudi Arabia to restore ties in China-brokered deal

The Hindu  

Regional rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed on Friday to restore ties and reopen diplomatic missions in Chinese-brokered talks, they said in a joint statement, seven years after relations were severed. Shia-majority Iran and Sunni Muslim Saudi Arabia support rival sides in several conflict zones across West Asia, including in Yemen where the Houthi rebels are backed by Tehran, and …

Iran and Saudi Arabia agree to restore relations
1 year, 9 months ago

Iran and Saudi Arabia agree to restore relations

Al Jazeera  

The regional rivals are expected to reopen embassies within two months as they re-establish ties and a security agreement after Beijing talks. Iranian state media posted images and video of Ali Shamkhani, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran, with Saudi national security adviser Musaad bin Mohammed al-Aiban and Wang Yi, China’s most senior diplomat. “China fully supports …

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