The announcement in Beijing on 10 March 2023 of the normalisation of Saudi-Iranian relations had a resounding echo across the world. It will affect the delicate geopolitical balance in the competition between the two superpowers, China and the USA, in a region which is under tension and where the Iranian nuclear issue is still unresolved. Many experts and specialists on that region agree that the restoration of Saudi-Iranian diplomatic relations scheduled for 10 May 2023 is not really a (.)