#2 Hamidreza Azizi - Has China Brokered a Good Deal for the Middle East? - Part 2
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- The Saudi-Iran agreement is a significant development in the Middle East, with potential ramifications for several players in the region and beyond.
- The agreement is primarily a security agreement, addressing mutual concerns between Saudi Arabia and Iran.
- Iran is expected to stop its support for the Houthi rebels in Yemen, while Saudi Arabia is expected to tone down its propaganda against Iran.
- The agreement may also lead to economic cooperation between the two countries, with the Saudi finance minister stating that there is no obstacle for Saudi investment in Iran.
- China played a crucial role in mediating the agreement, and its involvement may signal a larger role in the region.
- For Saudi Arabia, the agreement could help end the war in Yemen and ease financial burdens, as well as contribute to its ambitious economic and infrastructural plans.
- For Iran, the agreement could alleviate economic pressure and help neutralize Arab countries that may be considering joining the Abraham Accords.
- The success of the agreement will depend on the materialization of economic cooperation between the two countries.
- The agreement does not signal a new rivalry between China and the United States in the Middle East, but rather China filling a vacuum created by the US's shifting focus.
- The future of the agreement remains uncertain, with both sides needing to demonstrate concrete steps towards cooperation and investment.
Hamidreza Azizi is a Visiting Fellow at the Africa and Middle East Research Division of SWP Berlin since 01/2023, with expertise in North Africa, the Middle East, and Turkey. His research focuses on Iranian Foreign Policy, Syria, Iraq, Iran-Russia Relations, Geopolitics, and Security in the Middle East and Central Eurasia. He was a CATS Fellow at SWP Berlin in 2022 and an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow at the Africa and Middle East Research Division of SWP Berlin from 2020 to 2022. Hamidreza Azizi was an Assistant Professor of Regional Studies at Shahid Beheshti University in Tehran from 2016-2020, and a Guest Lecturer at the Regional Studies Department at the University of Tehran from 2016-2018. He completed his Ph.D. in Regional Studies at the University of Tehran from 2011-2015 and was a Visiting Fellow at the Institute for Middle East Strategic Studies in Tehran from 2012-2013.
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