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​China brokers deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia
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​China brokers deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: China's big announcement is a breakthrough diplomatic deal negotiated by Xi Jinping, between Saudi Arabia and Iran. That's a big deal for a China that historically would have played no leadership role in any major negotiations outside of things that are of critical national security importance in Asia, in their backyard. And here we have Xi Jinping announcing a deal that the Americans, the Europeans, literally played no role in and couldn't play a role.

Saudi Arabia proved it's still the key player in the Gulf
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Saudi Arabia proved it's still the key player in the Gulf

Joe Biden's pledges to prevent Iran from getting the bomb and to defend Saudi Arabia from an attack were "music to Saudi Arabia's ears," Bernard Haykel, a professor at Princeton University and confidante of Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman tells Ian Bremmer on GZERO World.

Biden-MBS meeting was "total win" for Saudis, says expert
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Biden-MBS meeting was "total win" for Saudis, says expert

US President Joe Biden didn't get much out of his recent — and very controversial — trip to Saudi Arabia. Why? His team didn't do their homework by getting the Saudis to agree on stuff in advance, says Bernard Haykel, a professor at Princeton University and confidante of Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman. "This was a total win for the Saudis," Haykel tells Ian Bremmer on GZERO World.

Biden's Saudi Arabia visit is more about strategic partnership than oil
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Biden's Saudi Arabia visit is more about strategic partnership than oil

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: When Biden was running for the presidency, he said that Saudi Arabia should be a pariah, principally because of the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi, the civilian American and Saudi journalist that used to write for The Washington Post. Now obviously, you're making a trip to Saudi Arabia. Biden feels very sheepish about the fact that he is doing a 180 on that statement. The fact is that when you have a country that is a strategic partner of yours and has been for a long time, that also matters. And when that country behaves in ways that are more aligned with you strategically, you should recognize that and your behavior should change accordingly.