{"id":7993,"date":"2023-07-01T20:34:15","date_gmt":"2023-07-01T19:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/soerenkern.com\/?p=7993"},"modified":"2023-11-10T20:39:39","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T19:39:39","slug":"understanding-the-iran-saudi-reconciliation-agreement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soerenkern.com\/web\/2023\/07\/01\/understanding-the-iran-saudi-reconciliation-agreement\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding the Iran-Saudi Reconciliation Agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/soerenkern.com\/2020\/11\/01\/erdogans-move-toward-an-islamic-caliphate\/eye-on-the-middle-east-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7281\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7281\" src=\"https:\/\/soerenkern.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/eye-on-the-middle-east-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/soerenkern.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/eye-on-the-middle-east-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/soerenkern.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/eye-on-the-middle-east-1-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Historical archrivals Iran and Saudi Arabia recently agreed to reestablish diplomatic relations, ending seven years of bilateral estrangement.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Understanding the Iran-Saudi Reconciliation Agreement<\/h3>\n<p>Soeren Kern | <a href=\"https:\/\/israelmyglory.org\/article\/understanding-the-iran-saudi-reconciliation-agreement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Israel My Glory<\/a> | July 1, 2023<\/p>\n<p>Historical archrivals Iran and Saudi Arabia recently agreed to reestablish diplomatic relations, ending seven years of bilateral estrangement. A lasting reconciliation agreement between Tehran and Riyadh would produce a profound geopolitical realignment in the Middle East\u2014one with uncertain consequences for Israel\u2019s long-term security\u2014but most analysts agree that this change is unlikely to happen soon.<\/p>\n<p>The normalization deal calls on Iran and Saudi Arabia to reopen embassies and consulates in each other\u2019s countries and to resume economic and commercial cooperation. Iran also pledged to halt attacks against Saudi Arabia, including from the Houthi rebels it backs in the civil war in Yemen.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/israelmyglory.org\/article\/understanding-the-iran-saudi-reconciliation-agreement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Continue Reading Here<\/a>\u00bb<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Historical archrivals Iran and Saudi Arabia recently agreed to reestablish diplomatic relations, ending seven years of bilateral estrangement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7,233],"tags":[234,5,65,255],"class_list":["post-7993","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-geopolitics","category-middle-east","tag-friends-of-israel","tag-iran","tag-israel","tag-saudi-arabia"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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