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May 17, 2021 23:38 IST
Unprecedented interactions among the major powers are leading to a significant diplomatic churn in the region
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Unprecedented interactions among the major powers are leading to a significant diplomatic churn in the region
Major West Asian nations have recently embarked on new diplomatic engagements with erstwhile rivals that could in time overturn existing regional alignments and possibly end ongoing conflicts that have wreaked havoc in several states.
The most dramatic interactions have been between senior Saudi and Iranian officials. After their meeting on April 9, the first since diplomatic ties were broken in January 2016, there have been other interactions, with technical committees set up to look at specific topics.