Saudi Arabia Seeks to Mediate Between Trump and Iran on New Nuclear Deal

 

Saudi Arabia Seeks to Mediate Between Trump and Iran on New Nuclear Deal

Saudi Arabia is open to mediating between the Trump administration and Iran in pursuit of a new deal to limit Tehran’s nuclear program, CNN has learned. The kingdom is concerned that Iran may be more inclined to pursue a nuclear weapon now that its regional proxies – long viewed as a deterrent against Israeli attacks – have been significantly weakened.

Saudi Arabia hopes to leverage its close ties with President Donald Trump to provide Iran with a diplomatic bridge to the White House. It is unclear whether Saudi Arabia has made a formal offer, but the move underscores Riyadh’s desire to build on its improved relations with its former foe and secure a seat at the negotiating table for a potential new deal.

While Trump has said he wants to enter talks for a new deal, the message from Iran has been mixed, with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei saying last week that talks with the United States were “not smart.” – CNN

Our Take: As I've said before: There will be no war with Iran.

Netanyahu may very well pick a fight with Iran, but the US isn't going to war with them – and, surely, that deeply irritates Bibi Netanyahu. We know this because President Trump already told us.

The real tell was last October, when Netanyahu was flexing like he was about to start a war with Iran. An Iranian rear admiral named Shahram Irani casually disclosed to reporters that Iran and Saudi Arabia were in discussions to conduct joint naval exercises.

The very next day, the Saudi Foreign Ministry announced that the exercises had been conducted and were a success.

That was one of the strongest signals we've been given that the Sovereign Alliance is real, and is working toward world peace. Saudi Arabia and Iran have been mortal enemies since the Ayatollah came into power in 1979, and an ideological "arms race" between Sunni and Shia Islam began, leading to the radicalization of both Saudi and Iranian cultures.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has explained this dynamic, and it would appear that in the wake of the October 7th attack, he has found a way to resolve it.

My prediction is that the new Iran Nuclear Deal will be about granting both Saudi Arabia and Iran (and eventually others) fair access to nuclear technology, not in the pursuit of weapons, but in the pursuit of commercial energy production.

The Golden Age is upon us. – GhostofBasedPatrickHenry