New York Times: Israel has no place in the region; Arab countries have approached Iran

According to Isna, a year ago, Saudi Arabia was on the verge of recognizing the Zionist regime in an agreement to normalize relations, which could lead to fundamental changes in the West Asian region, but now, the prospect of this agreement is more ambiguous than ever, and Saudi Arabia in It is getting closer to its old rival, Iran. At the same time, this regional power emphasizes that any diplomatic agreement depends on the acceptance of the Palestinian state by the Zionist regime, and this is an issue that was not very important a year ago.

With this introduction, the New York Times, in a report about the diplomatic developments in the region following the Gaza war, wrote: A diplomatic reconciliation is underway in the West Asian region, but not according to what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expects and says that his cabinet can succeed. to make an agreement with Riyadh.

The American media writes: This month, the foreign ministers of the Persian Gulf countries had a meeting with their Iranian counterpart Seyed Abbas Araghchi for the first time. This is only a preliminary and unstable phase of efforts to bring closer relations that will put aside differences, but in fact, it represents a significant change in a region that has been affected by the rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran.

In another part of this report, referring to Araghchi’s trips to countries in the region, including Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt, Iraq, and Oman, in order to try to de-escalate tensions in the region, it is stated: While Netanyahu still opposes the creation of a Palestinian state, the Saudi authorities Through the media and their public speeches, the Saudis have put the “2-state” solution on the negotiating table. Saudi Arabia, which is mainly considered the leader of the Arab world, said that the only way now to satisfy Saudi Arabia is to agree to this solution.

The impact of the Gaza war on the change of Riyadh’s position towards the normalization of relations with Tel Aviv

Ali Shahabi, a Saudi businessman with close ties to the royal family, says, “Gaza’s work has been to prevent any Israeli coalition in the region. “Saudi Arabia sees any cooperation with Israel after the Gaza situation as dangerous, unless the Israelis change their position and show a real commitment to the creation of a Palestinian state, which they have refused to do.”

Shahabi said about the closer relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia: “As long as the Iranians extend a hand of friendship to Riyadh, the Saudi government will take it.” If Iran is serious, this will really be a rearrangement of the West Asian region.

The ineffectiveness of Ibrahim’s agreement in establishing peace in the region

The New York Times wrote in another part of this article that the “Ibrahim Agreement”, which was the initiative of the former US President Donald Trump’s administration to normalize relations between the Zionist regime and the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Morocco, has faced criticism that it failed to achieve the promised peace. create in the region.

The New York Times wrote: The war in Gaza has made some of the countries that signed the Ibrahim agreement to support the formation of the Palestinian state, probably, out of concern for the judgment of public opinion inside these countries.

While the United Arab Emirates has maintained relations with the Zionist regime for a year since the Gaza war, tensions have increased in their relations.

Abdullah Bin Zayed, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of this country, in response to the request of the Zionist regime to accept responsibility for the reconstruction of Gaza after the end of the war, said that “the UAE is not willing to provide support the day after the war in Gaza without the creation of a Palestinian state.” “

While Netanyahu continues to claim that a fateful agreement with Saudi Arabia is under consideration, Saudi officials have disagreed and pointed to the widening rifts between Riyadh and Tel Aviv.

Ali Shahabi said about the ineffectiveness of the Ibrahim agreement in regional peace: “Many of the countries in the agreement did this because they see Israel as a way to influence Washington.” But now, we see that America has no influence in relation to Israel. To the extent that it is embarrassing.”

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