China making moves, it is a good development overall. Saudi Arabia and Iran to re-establish diplomatic ties, a major realignment between regional rivals, and a diplomatic victory for China who brokered the deal… aiming to foster a MENA region defined by trade & cooperation… pivoting from US’ dominance, arms sales & perpetual wars. pic.twitter.com/zFwT2NHSp3— Rula Jebreal (@rulajebreal) March 10, 2023
Did you miss the agreement between Israel and Saudi Arabia to share nuclear information so the Saudis can start a "civilian" nuclear program.. That just happens to produce high quality uranium.. Totally for civilian purposes tho.
Yes I saw that however things changed quite quickly due to the Chinese. You have to think that Iran had to give Saudi Arabia guarantees that they wouldn't pursue a nuclear military program before even entertaining talking to them. Iran can provide that civilian nuclear assistance instead of Israel but I'm convinced that they'll want the Saudis to end the war on Yemen. It's not like they ever like Israel to begin with. I share the worry about nuclear weapon proliferation in the region but what did we expect when Israel has been armed to the teeth for decades and we enabled them to have nukes? Perhaps security guarantees from China and Russia negates the need for a military nuclear program and facilitated the rapprochement. Both will be joining BRICS+ on top of that. This is a blow to Israel which finds itself further isolated in the region while the US is losing its grip over the Middle-East. Israel might want to rethink their geopolitical strategy
*nudgenudge* This has zero impact on the Israel-Saudi deal. If anything, it actually greases the wheels as the US will now be more likely to give the Saudi's the assurances that they want in exchange for normalizing relations with Israel. The return of diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia and Iran, is just that. So far, it hasn't addressed any of the big issues that exist between Saudi Arabia and Iran, but it does open the door to it. https://www.haaretz.com/news/middle...nd-biden/00000186-cbe8-d739-a9cf-dffae7cd0000
That's one way to look at it and I understand the temptation to minimize this deal but the Saudis and the Iranians have pretty much made peace and ended their rivalry. This will severely undermine the US and Israel's interests in the region. It undermines the sanctions against Iran (Israel wont be happy) and you can expect their role within OPEC to increase significantly. You have to think that this makes Israel's attack on Iran much more difficult without access to their airspace. Even if the US gave the Saudis all the guarantees it needs, I don't see them changing course as this facilitates the path to cooperation with them in the SCO, joining BRICS and dedollarisation. With the Yemen war looking like it will end (this is massive), the US presence in Syria will become increasingly untenable. China's already demanding a US withdrawal while the Saudis & Turkey resumed their relations with Assad. Add Russia and Iran to that equation and you see where this is going, also another potential blow to Israel influence in the region as if losing it ally in the region to it's biggest rival wasn't bad enough We're witnessing a massive potential geopolitical shift of that region.
Yes a massive geopolitical shift back to ... seven years ago when the two nations broke off official contact. Dude. Israel, the US, and Russia were "at the table" at these negotiations. China had to broker the deal because the US and Russia can't be seen at photo ops together, and Israeli flags next to Saudi or Iranian flags is similarly messy. But don't think for a second that this was anything other than old fashioned multilateral talks with all the region's big players. Being gullible is a CHOICE. Stop it.
China's involvement in bringing these together positions will have massive ramifications possibly ending the war in Yemen, the US occupation of Syria, the isolation of Israel and US in the region. You add their cooperation in OPEC, under China with the SCO and Brics + possibly moving away from a nuclear military program. Yes it is a big deal What?? You do know that this will just reinforce the regime at home and the Islamic Republic as a regional power. On the diplomatic front, this is a win for China which further reinforce the perception in the global south that they could be a viable alternative to US hegemony and that we've entered a multipolar world Being ignorant is a CHOICE. Stop it
Tell ya what. If on March 15 2024, there is still a civil war and there are still US troops in Syria, you will delete your account here and go away forever. If there are no US troops in Syria or there is a civil war in Yemen, I'll disappear forever. Glad we agree on the bet see you then.
Thanks for showing you don't know much on the matter. The US will resist ending their illegal occupation of Syria until the bitter end. It's good business to steal their oil and wheat even after and earthquake, no?
An article on the AUKUS pact. The Military industrial complex in all countries are going to make some money. https://www.economist.com/asia/2023...itary-alliance-in-asia-is-seriously-ambitious
Xi visiting Russia and Putin next week. https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/17/china/china-xi-jinping-visits-russia-intl-hnk/index.html
Does Putin not see that Xi sees Russia primarily as a source of rich resources for China? If Xi has his way, Russia will over the next decade or two become a de facto Chinese colony. "No limits" relationship, indeed.
Sort of, but with nukes. I wonder if that makes a difference. Can you imagine Cuba, Venezuela or Nicaragua with nukes?
And Russia sees China as a major market for its natural resources. This is no client vassal relationship. Russia won’t go to war if China invaded Taiwan. Nor did China go to war when Russia invaded Ukraine. It’s a marriage of convenience given that Russia’s preferred markets in the US and EU are no longer available.