The big reconciliation between Saudi Arabia and Iran is a big win not only for China but also for the Islamic world, which in turn is a big defeat for the US and Israel in the Middle East.
Author: Ismail Furughi, analyst (Germany)
The restoration of friendly and diplomatic relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran, which have been hostile and tense for decades, is a very important event in the world, which will undoubtedly have a huge impact on the political, economic, and security relations in the Middle East.
This great reconciliation, which is no less important than the reconciliation between the Arabs and Israel, makes Sunni Saudi Arabia, which for many years was used as a political tool against Shiite Iran, not against Shiite Iran, but on the contrary, next to it. Through this great reconciliation, the two powerful countries of the region will not use their enormous and creative power to destroy and weaken each other, as well as for destructive proxy wars in Yemen, Syria, Lebanon, and Afghanistan, but will spend it on the development and progress of their countries and on establishing security and peace throughout the world.
This important and great reconciliation, achieved through the direct efforts of the People's Republic of China, was achieved after important visits and meetings of the leaders of the three countries, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and China. Especially after the recent visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Riyadh and the visit of Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi to China, the last articles of this great agreement between Riyadh and Tehran have been written, and friendly and diplomatic relations between the two great Islamic countries have been renewed.
The announcement of an agreement between Saudi Arabia and Iran, which coincided with the start of President Xi Jinping's third term, poses a great threat and challenge to America's influence in the Middle East and its surrounding countries. Contracts worth tens of billions between China and Iran, China and the Arab countries, the growing interest of the Saudis in joining the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and, finally, this historic mediation will put China in a high and powerful position as a new strong player in the Middle East and throw even more a challenge to America's coercive interests.
Although China has acknowledged that it does not seek any political influence in the region through its peace and political efforts in the Middle East, in fact, Beijing seeks to develop strong and extensive economic relations with the Arab countries and Iran. From now on, in the rich and strong Middle East, not the last word, but the first word for China. Beijing wants to have a more successful foreign policy than the US in all parts of the world, including the Middle East.
The agreement between Riyadh and Tehran will undoubtedly bring tens of billions of dollars annually to both Saudi Arabia and Iran. When the two countries, Saudi Arabia and Iran, do not have disagreements and problems in the field of security, in the trade and economic field, especially in the oil and petrochemical markets, they will not be rivals, but partners and friends. No doubt they will achieve great success. The way to technical and economic progress is open to them.
The main and final point is that the Chinese-brokered revival of friendly relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia is yet another sign of the failure of American foreign policy, and this will ultimately bring the US down from its rowdy stance in the Middle East. The policy and strategy of causing discord and division in the region, which was used by the United States, will lose more color than before, and the United States and Israel will no longer be able to set Saudi Arabia and Iran against each other again, cannot force them to fight in their countries, engage in the killing of Muslims.