Saudi Arabia emerges as key player in U.S.-Iran nuclear talks, efforts to prevent war

Saudi Arabia emerges as key player in U.S.-Iran nuclear talks, efforts to prevent war

As the talks enter the complex phase where crucial technical aspects are to be discussed, an ironic reality emerges: Saudi Arabia, Iran's strategic and ideological rival, and once seen as a key pillar in any regional defense alliance against Tehran, may now be the very nation pushing to prevent an attack on it

Despite the diplomatic stalemate with the Palestinians and the impasse in Gaza, it appears that two alternative paths could lead to normalization with Riyadh - eliminating Hamas in Gaza, or attacking and destroying the Iranian nuclear program.

‘Axis of Cooperation’: Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Iran transform Middle East diplomacy - Türkiye Today

On April 28, Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister held yet another phone call with his Iranian counterpart ahead of a planned visit to Oman, marking the latest in a series of high-level contacts between the former regional rivals. This diplomatic engagement comes just days after Saudi Arabia’s representative at the International Court of Justice presented arguments against the actions of Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government in Gaza…