Haaretz: Israeli ex-PM Naftali Bennett called the resumption of ties between Iran and Saudi Arabia a "grave and dangerous development for Israel and a significant diplomatic victory for Iran"
One interesting note is the fact Shamkhani, who was in the hiding for a long time took the center role in the negotiations and was with the team that traveled to China for the signing the deal.
#Iran and #SaudiArabia have agreed to re-establish diplomatic relations within two months, Iranian state media reported on Friday.
Following talks in #Beijing, the foreign ministers of the two countries are set to meet again in the near future, and the countries will re-open their embassies, the report said.
Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of the Iran's Supreme National Security Council, thanked China for mediating between the parties. The Saudi Foreign Ministry has confirmed the deal in a joint statement with Iran and China.
It is also interesting that the #Biden (the man who is not #Trump) role in the process and his push to counter this agreement with melding between the fascist coalition government of #Netanyahu and the KSA.
In a Wall Street Journal report published Thursday, sources said that the Biden administration is heavily involved in back-channel talks between the two states. Both U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are seeking to reach a deal with the Saudis as an apparent counter to Iran as it ratchets up its own nuclear program, and continues providing military aid to the Russians during its war with #Ukraine.
When Netanyahu won Israel's November election, he began to publicly push for formal ties with Saudi Arabia, in an effort to build upon the success of the so-called Abraham Accords that were brokered two years ago under his previous government with the United Arab Emirates and #Bahrain.
#UAE #PersianGulf
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