Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan met with his Iranian counterpart in Tehran on Saturday and signaled Riyadh is open to a naval alliance with Tehran, an idea recently put forward by Iran’s navy chief.
“I would like to point out the importance of cooperation between our two countries concerning the regional security, especially the security of maritime navigation and waterways,” Prince Faisal said at a joint press conference with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.
Iranian Navy Commander Shahram Irani said earlier this month that Iran was working to form a naval alliance with regional countries, including Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iraq. The potential maritime coalition goes against US and Israeli plans for the region, which involve forming an anti-Iran alliance between Israel and Gulf Arab states.
Amir-Abdollahian said Saturday that the two foreign ministers discussed increasing cooperation in all areas, including security. He stressed Iran’s view that “regional security will be ensured by regional actors only” without external interference, a clear reference to the US.
The increased cooperation between Iran and Saudi Arabia comes after a China-brokered deal that saw the two nations normalize diplomatic relations, which were suspended since 2016. “Our relations are based on a clear foundation of full and mutual respect for independence, sovereignty, and non-interference in internal affairs,” Prince Faisal said.
Who would have thought multi-polarity would yield such peace dividends so rapidly? The US now needs to compete on peace, not just try to push “enemies” around.
My guess is that China will broker at least a ceasefire in Ukraine as well. The USA and Israel need to be isolated from the civilized world as most of humanity is fed up with Manifest Destiny and Zionism. Overreach and avarice without limit doesn’t cut it anymore.
Touche!
There can be no ceasefire, because the US intends to turn it into another Syria or Soviet-Afghanistan insurgency. They mean to bleed Russia from any sanctuary created by a ceasefire.
The only end to this conflict is total defeat of NATO. Whatever remains of “Ukraine” can only be a puppet rump state, controlled by Russia. Zelinsky will die.
If China can bring Iran and Saudi Arabia together they can actually negotiate with Zelensky and Russia to keep him alive and Ukraine can be a conduit on the Belt and Road Initiative, reconstruction financed by China. F-ck the USA and NATO.
In other words, there can be no end to this conflict.
Only when NATO has been decisively defeated. That is coming.
It may be coming — but not likely in Ukraine or by Russia.
As failing empires in the end stages flail about looking for monsters everywhere, and trying to find a way to deal with an ascending power(s), thus the actions of the U.S. will become more desperate.
Yea, the U.S. and Israel are most likely huddling together to see how they can get things going in the Middle East against Iran, looking to create some kind of false flag event that will draw the U.S. into the fray as Israel needs the backing of the U.S. military before moving on Iran.
The magic word here is negotiate. China does it, Blinken doesn’t. That’s why the USA is not agreement capable.
US PG influence in danger…!
Such an alliance would be accomplished with cooperation rather than the borrowed money Uncle Sam squeezes from Americans via inflation, loan roll overs, and denial of domestic investments and maintenance. Uncle Sam has sent checker players immersed in nightly news TV propaganda up against clear thinking chess masters.
Excellent.
This escalated fast. This is a giant step past just resuming diplomatic relations.