Saudi-Iran Deal Was Secured Due to Personal Intervention From China’s Xi: Senior Chinese Diplomat

Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (R) shakes hands with Saudi's national security adviser, Musaad bin Mohammed al-Aiban (L), as Wang Yi, China's most senior diplomat, looks on. Luo Xiaoguang/AP Photo

Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping reportedly played an active role in persuading the leaders of Saudi Arabia and Iran to resolve diplomatic relations.

According to a high-ranking Chinese diplomat, Xi took the initiative to broker the deal between the two Middle Eastern countries.