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Saudi Arabia-Iran Reconciliation - Coggle Diagram
Saudi Arabia-Iran Reconciliation
Context
It is a major breakthrough if viewed from the angle of implications the agreement could have on the region and global geopolitics
Saudi Arabia and Iran, agreed to restore diplomatic relations last week in an agreement brokered by China
Reasons for hostile relations
Sectarian tensions for the role of religion in society
Saudi Arabia is a conservative monarchy with close ties to the United States
Geopolitical tensions after Iranian Revolution
Iran has been at odds with the West since the 1979 revolution
Religious contradictions (Shia vs Sunni Debate)
Why did Saudi Arabia
reach out to Iran?
Relations between Saudi and US have been rocky in recent years
Western shift of focus on Indo-Pacific
Almost all Islamic nations differ with US over Palestinians issue
Saudi oil facilities were attacked in 2019, the US looked away
What led Iran to
accept the deal?
Iran wanted Chinese investments and support for the rial
Fouling American sanctions
Crumbling economy
Isolation and Domestic pressur
Why is China
brokering the deal?
Image building as a leader
Growing presence in Middle East
Side-lining the US
Vacuum created after US shift of focus
Securing its oil supplies
Implications
for the US
Hegemony decline in the region
Saudi may drift away
China as a force of peace
Iran Sanctions going loose
It is a wake-up call
Implications for India
China occupying power vacuum
When the elephants fight, the grass suffers
Shifted US focus on Ukraine and Indo-Pacific
India must be ready to deal with Beijing translating economic might into diplomatic wins
Strategic realignments in West Asia