With the failure of moderates’ Western outreach in the aftermath of US withdrawal from the JCPOA, the conservatives, now in power in Iran, are looking for a long-term partnership with Russia which would bring stability in their shared neighbourhood, geoeconomic opportunities and also weaken the influence of moderates and reformists.
Iran’s readiness for restoring diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia after six years since Riyadh cut ties in January 2016 is part of broader revival of diplomacy in the region after a decade of intense geopolitical competition and proxy wars involving Saudi Arabia and its Arab allies and Turkey & Iran.
Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Deepika Saraswat’s article ‘Tehran’s white flag in Vienna’ has been published in ‘The Indian Express’ on December 06, 2021.
Iran wants the JCPOA talks to succeed and the sanctions against it to end, says Dr. Saraswat.
Iran’s Regional Diplomatic Push: Is a Breakthrough with Riyadh Possible?
Iran’s readiness for restoring diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia after six years since Riyadh cut ties in January 2016 is part of broader revival of diplomacy in the region after a decade of intense geopolitical competition and proxy wars involving Saudi Arabia and its Arab allies and Turkey & Iran.