The Implications of Saudi-Iran Reconciliation for the Middle East and the U.S.

Saudi Arabia and Iran have negotiated a normalization agreement on their own to restore diplomatic ties, without any involvement from the United States. The final meeting to conclude the agreement took place in Beijing with the support of China. The deal includes a mutual agreement by the parties to stay out of each other’s domestic affairs. The agreement between them holds the potential to put Saudi Arabia outside of the firing line of a possible U.S.-Israeli campaign to destroy Iranian nuclear facilities.