{"id":414993,"date":"2023-03-11T09:36:49","date_gmt":"2023-03-11T06:36:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/?p=414993"},"modified":"2023-03-11T09:36:49","modified_gmt":"2023-03-11T06:36:49","slug":"saudi-arabia-iran-re-establish-diplomatic-relations-after-seven-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/saudi-arabia-iran-re-establish-diplomatic-relations-after-seven-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia, Iran re-establish diplomatic relations after seven years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-543 p Component-p-0-2-533\">DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) \u2014 Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed Friday\u00a0to reestablish diplomatic relations and reopen embassies after seven years\u00a0of tensions. The major diplomatic breakthrough negotiated with China lowers the chance of armed conflict between the Mideast rivals \u2014\u00a0both directly and in proxy conflicts\u00a0around the region.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-543 p Component-p-0-2-533\">The deal, struck in Beijing this week amid its ceremonial National People\u2019s Congress, represents a major diplomatic victory for the Chinese as Gulf Arab states perceive the United States slowly withdrawing from the wider Middle East. It also comes as diplomats have been trying to end a long war in Yemen, a conflict in which both Iran and Saudi Arabia are deeply entrenched.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-414994\" src=\"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1000-1-2.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1000-1-2.webp 1000w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1000-1-2-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1000-1-2-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1000-1-2-330x220.webp 330w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1000-1-2-420x280.webp 420w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1000-1-2-615x410.webp 615w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1000-1-2-860x574.webp 860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Iran and Saudi Arabia have agreed to re-establish diplomatic relations and reopen their embassies within two months, according to Iranian and Saudi state media.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">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\u2019s most senior diplomat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter implementing the decision, the foreign ministers of both nations will meet to prepare for an exchange of ambassadors,\u201d Iranian state television said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In the footage aired by Iranian media, Wang offered \u201cwhole-hearted congratulations\u201d on the two countries\u2019 \u201cwisdom\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cBoth sides have displayed sincerity,\u201d he said. \u201cChina fully supports this agreement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Saudi Press Agency confirmed the agreement when it also published the joint statement from Saudi Arabia and Iran, which said the two countries had agreed to respect state sovereignty and not interfere in each other\u2019s internal affairs.<\/p>\n<p>The statement also said Riyadh and Tehran had agreed to activate a security cooperation agreement signed in 2001.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1634180277764276227&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aljazeera.com%2Fnews%2F2023%2F3%2F10%2Firan-and-saudi-agree-to-restore-relations&amp;sessionId=a96c80e4f4d24962550122ca832d1b3acd432b40&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=aaf4084522e3a%3A1674595607486&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1634180277764276227\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\" data-testid=\"paragraph-2\">The deal was announced after four days of previously undisclosed talks in Beijing between the Middle East rivals. White House spokesperson John Kirby\u00a0<a class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__medium__1kbOh text__large__nEccO link__underline_default__2prE_\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/saudis-kept-us-informed-talks-with-iran-white-house-2023-03-10\/\" data-testid=\"Link\">said<\/a>\u00a0on Friday that while Washington was not directly involved, Saudi Arabia kept U.S. officials informed of the talks with Iran.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-414995\" src=\"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1280-1024x768.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1280-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1280-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1280-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1280-860x645.webp 860w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1280.webp 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-prompt__container__3uXJV article-body__element__2p5pI\">\n<div class=\"article-prompt__image-content__3MJtB\">\n<div class=\"article-prompt__image__3RpAa\" data-testid=\"Image\"><em><strong>Source: Agencies<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) \u2014 Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed Friday\u00a0to reestablish diplomatic relations and reopen embassies after seven years\u00a0of tensions. The major diplomatic breakthrough negotiated with China lowers the chance of armed conflict between the Mideast rivals \u2014\u00a0both directly and in proxy conflicts\u00a0around the region. The deal, struck in Beijing this week amid [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":120,"featured_media":414996,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[78],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-414993","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/414993","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/120"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=414993"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/414993\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":414997,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/414993\/revisions\/414997"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/414996"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=414993"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=414993"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=414993"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}