March, 2023

• 12 March

  Israeli leaders trade accusations over Saudi-Iran rapprochement via China

  

  Coalition and opposition leaders are trading accusations over which government is to blame over the relations-renewal deal between Tehran and Riyadh. An unnamed senior Israeli political official blamed former Prime Ministers Yair Lapid and Naftali Bennett Friday for the China-brokered deal between Saudi Arabia and Iran renewing diplomatic relations, following …

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• 12 March

  Iran-India ties strained by geopolitics, buoyed by economics

  

  This decision by Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian to boycott a conference in India is a reminder of political, economic and military tensions between the two South Asian countries. By boycotting a foreign policy conference in New Delhi in February, Iran’s foreign minister may have made latent contradictions in the …

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• 12 March

  Tensions in West Bank threaten Israel-US intelligence cooperation

  

  Top US Gen. Milley delivered “unprecedented message” to Israeli officials, warning that internal chaos and growing tensions in the West Bank could endanger the country’s strategic relations with the United States. TEL AVIV — Two Israeli Arabs from the towns of Ramle and Kuseife turned themselves in to the police …

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• 12 March

  Iran, Saudi Arabia to resume relations in China-brokered deal

  

  The deal to resume diplomatic ties was brokered by China and follows Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s visit to Beijing. Saudi Arabia and Iran have agreed to resume bilateral relations, in a rare breakthrough brokered by China. The two countries will also reopen their embassies after years of diplomatic freeze. The …

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• 12 March

  Joint Trilateral Statement By The Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia, The Islamic Republic of Iran, And The People’s Republic Of China

  

  In response to the noble initiative of His Excellency President Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China, of China’s support for developing good neighborly relations between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Islamic Republic of Iran; And based on the agreement between His Excellency President Xi Jinping …

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• 12 March

  Thaw In Iran-Saudi Ties To Unleash Great Potential: FM

  

  The reconciliation between Iran and Saudi Arabia is going to endow the regional and Muslim nations with enormous capacities, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said. In a post on his Twitter account on Friday, the top Iranian diplomat referred to the rapprochement between Tehran and Riyadh, saying, “The return to …

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• 12 March

  Is This The End Of Saudi-Iranian Tensions? – OpEd

  

  The Saudi-Iranian agreement achieved with Chinese mediation is a significant development in regional geopolitics, containing an unprecedented commitment from the Iranian side of respect for sovereignty, non-interference in internal affairs and restoring security cooperation. If Tehran keeps its end of the bargain this could be a true game-changer, heralding an …

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• 12 March

  How The US Lost The Plot In Afghanistan – Analysis

  

  The new Republican-controlled House of Representatives has begun its investigation into America’s disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021. The chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Mike McCaul, best summed up the logic behind the investigation: “What happened in Afghanistan was a systemic breakdown of the federal government at …

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• 12 March

  Saudi Crown Prince Balances On Saudi-US-Israeli-Iranian Tightrope – Analysis

  

  Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has become adept at walking tightropes. Mr. Bin Salman’s latest balancing act may be among his most challenging. In a surprise development, Saudi Arabia and Iran, together with China, announced that the two Middle Eastern nations were reestablishing diplomatic relations. The Saudi Iranian agreement …

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• 12 March

  There’s An International Media War For The Truth About Who Sabotaged The Nord Stream Pipeline – OpEd

  

  News reports emerging from Germany and the United States claim that a pro-Ukrainian group was behind the blowing up of the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea in September 2022. German daily newspaper Die Zeit, public broadcasters ARD and SWR, and the ARD political magazine Kontraste reported in …

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