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As longterm partnership with US fades, Saudi Arabia seeks to diversify its diplomacy – and recent deals with China, Iran and Russia fit this strategy

  • Written by Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, Baker Institute Fellow for Kuwait, Rice University
As longterm partnership with US fades, Saudi Arabia seeks to diversify its diplomacy – and recent deals with China, Iran and Russia fit this strategySaudi Arabia, to the surprise of many, chose China to broker its deal with Iran in March 2023.Chinese Foreign Ministry/Anadolu Agency via Getty Image

The fact that Saudi Arabia entered a rapprochement deal with Iran and chose China to broker it came as a surprise to many international observers.

The agreement, officially called the Joint Trilateral...

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