Saudi-Iran talks develop, Russia urges Turkey, Iran and Syria to talk- analysis

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Saudi-Iran talks develop, Russia urges Turkey, Iran and Syria to talk - analysis
Two rounds of talks both will impact Israel in the region and potentially empower Iran.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

Two major diplomatic rounds of talks may take place in the coming weeks. Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and his Iranian counterpart, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, agreed to a meeting in the next week or weeks during Ramadan, according to a Monday report. At the same time, Turkish media reported that the deputy foreign ministers of Russia, Iran, Syria and Turkey may meet in “quadrilateral” talks soon, likely in early April.

The two initiatives are very important for the Middle East and its connections to major powers, like China and Russia. China helped to broker the Iran-Saudi reconciliation after years of Iran-Saudi talks in Iraq, a success that was seen as an important move for China and also as evidence of the weakening of the US position in the region.

Similarly, Russia has hosted talks between Iran and Turkey since 2016 – the Astana process, which was linked to the Syrian Civil War, but was also part of Russia’s agenda to remove the US from a role in Syria.

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