Iran Saudi Arabia Relations: Iran re-opens embassy in Saudi Arabia after 7 years, how China became ‘Khalifa’ of Islamic countries by breaking mosques here

Iran reopens its embassy in Saudi Arabia after seven years. This embassy opened in Riyadh on 6 June. With this, diplomatic relations between the two important Gulf countries were restored. A function was also held in the embassy premises on this occasion. Many diplomats participated in this. Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister said that this day is important for the relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia. We hope that this will lead the region towards stability and development.

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According to experts, the softening of Iran-Saudi Arabia relations will have a major impact on West Asian geopolitics, especially in terms of the role played by China. China was clearly very active in making inroads into the US sphere of influence. This move was made by Beijing to establish its diplomatic and political credibility in West Asia for international peace-building while taking steps towards restoring peace. It is important that China is a signatory to this deal. China’s role is said to have started during Xi’s visit to Riyadh in December 2022. In 2023, Iranian Prime Minister Ebrahim Raisi visited China and met Xi. The negotiations that began thereafter ended with the signing on 9 March.

Both Iran and Saudi Arabia had many compulsions to restore relations. Notably, both Saudi Arabia and Iran had compelling reasons for signing the accord. Saudi relations with the Biden administration are at an extremely cold level. Iran has signed a long-term strategic agreement with China in 2021.