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China-Brokered Deal Between Iran and Saudi Arabia Is About Energy: Expert

China-Brokered Deal Between Iran and Saudi Arabia Is About Energy: Expert
A man holds a local newspaper reporting on the China-brokered deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia to restore ties, in the Iranian capital Tehran on March 11, 2023. Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images
Hannah Ng
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Tiffany Meier
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China’s effort in brokering the Iran-Saudi Arabia deal is about energy, according to Aryeh Lightstone, former special envoy for the Abraham Accords and senior adviser to the U.S. ambassador to Israel from 2017 to 2021.

Saudi Arabia and Iran announced on March 10 that they would resume diplomatic relations in a deal brokered by China.

Hannah Ng is a reporter covering U.S. and China news. She holds a master's degree in international and development economics from the University of Applied Science Berlin.
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