Since Biden took office, a shift in alliances has begun. The principal exponents of Shia and Sunni Islam have long been at bitter odds, but are now talking to one another, as Iran becomes a greater threat regionally and globally.
Iran-Saudi dialogue enters new phase as officials from both sides welcome talks”, Tehran Times, July 6, 2021:
Speaking at his weekly press briefing on Tuesday, government spokesman Ali Rabiei said that the negotiations between Iran and Saudi Arabia began with Iran’s firm belief in giving priority to neighbors.
“We believe that dialogue, especially between communities within the Muslim Ummah, is the only proper way to resolve differences between them,” he noted.
Rabiei added that in some cases disputes may have complexities that take time to resolve.
“The policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran is a specific policy called neighborhood policy and regionalism.” he highlighted.
“Iran has always wanted to maintain peace and security in the region”
In a similar note, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said that Saudi officials should know that the Islamic Republic of Iran, based on its principled positions, has always wanted the countries of the region to maintain peace and security in the Persian Gulf region.
“This approach, with the efforts and courage of Iran, has helped to end the domination of ISIS and other terrorist groups in Iraq and Syria and to prevent the infiltration of takfiri groups into the countries of the Persian Gulf,” he said, speaking to reporters on Tuesday.
Khatibzadeh said that the Islamic Republic has always welcomed dialogue to achieve positive results, and it looks forward to negotiations with Saudi Arabia.
Former diplomat: No progress achieved in Tehran-Riyadh talks
Speaking to Al Mayadeen news network, former Iranian diplomat Ali Amani said that he has not seen a tangible sign of progress in the talks between Iran and Saudi Arabia….
“Saudi Arabia is looking for a hand to grab and save it from the quagmire in the region, especially in Yemen,” he said…..
Frank Anderson says
Given that lying whenever advantage can be obtained over any opponent, whether infidel or apostate muslim, is encouraged and practiced for 1400 years, why now would anyone believe that the sunni-shia split will be reduced or resolved now?
Academic study of the art of negotiation includes in all of the sources I have seen in more than 40 years, the basic requirement of trustworthy participants. A deal that is too good to be true certainly is too good to be true and is there only to confuse or delay effective action.
Between 250 and 1000 million people have died, and more daily, over 1400 years, proving that muslims follow the teachings and will not change. Viktor Frankl discovered “the delusion of reprieve” while in and surviving the Nazi death camps. He wrote about it in Man’s Search for Meaning, one of the finest books I have ever read. Delusions may be necessary for survival when no other choice exists: But we all have choices now that he did not have in the camps.
Iran will negotiate only so long as it takes to accumulate enough bombs to start the war it needs to bring back the missing Twelfth Imam.
mortimer says
‘Too good to be true’ ??? Well, obvious, isn’t it? The Saudis will go to the table, but will not be taken in by the Shi’ite taqiyya. They have Sunnite taqiyya to match it.
Wear a gas mask if you attend the discussions … the smell of all that taqiyya will make you sick for weeks!
Taqiyya smells like taqiyya, even when it is drenched with perfume.
Frank Anderson says
AMEN!!!!! The lesson applies whenever a muslim is negotiating, not just SA and Iran.
James Lincoln says
mortimer says,
“Taqiyya smells like taqiyya, even when it is drenched with perfume.”
C’est vrai!
Kinda like a dog taking a dump on a rosebush…
Infidel says
Wonder how the al Hudaybiyya treaty principles work when 2 hostile muslim countries are dealing w/ each other, each viewing the other as un-islamic? ?
mortimer says
I smell the unmistakable, penetrating odor of hot, steaming piles of farm-fresh TAQIYYA.
The Shi’ites are the unbeatable prize winners in the practice of TAQIYYA. Now they are using TAQIYYA against the Wahhabis.
gravenimage says
Iran celebrates dialogue ‘within the Muslim Ummah’ as Saudi-Iranian relationship enters new phase
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Iran and Saudi Arabia are–arguably–the two very worst major Muslim nations. *Ugh*.