Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – Social media activists circulated an article by political affairs analyst and GPS presenter on CNN, Fareed Zakaria, in which he dealt with US foreign policy and talked about what Biden said would not happen during his recent visit to the Saudi capital, Riyadh. .
The article was published by Fareed Zakaria in The Washington Post, in which he said: “On his trip to Saudi Arabia last year, President Biden made a declaration emphasizing US policy in the Middle East: ‘We will not leave and leave a vacuum filled by China, Russia, or Iran.’ … indicates the rapprochement that has occurred. Last week between Saudi Arabia and Iran, mediated by China, that this is exactly what happened.
Zakaria continued in his article: “The restoration of relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia is not in itself a seismic event; they severed relations only seven years ago, but what was revealed last week reveals a deeply rooted defect in American foreign policy, a defect that has worsened over the years.” Last”.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Iran had agreed to resume bilateral relations, and to reopen the two embassies and diplomatic missions within a maximum period of two months, after 7 years, specifically in January 2016, when Riyadh cut off diplomatic relations with Tehran after the attack on the Kingdom’s embassy and consulate in Iran. , amid Iranian protests against Saudi Arabia’s execution of Shiite cleric Nimr al-Nimr.