The restoration of diplomatic relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia through the mediation of the Republic of China was a major political event in the Middle East, the Persian Gulf, and a success for diplomacy in general. Both, the US and the EU missed the opportunity to play a major diplomatic role because they are caught in their definition of a “rule-based order”, which means only working with states one agrees with.
Iran – Saudi Arabia Rapprochement: Diplomacy as it should be!