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Iranian president to visit China at Xi Jinping’s request
Bilateral ties between the two sanctioned nations are an essential part of Raisi's "Look to the East" government policy
Feb 13, 2023
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Xi Jinping ends landmark KSA visit by calling on Arab states to embrace multipolar world
Leaders from across West Asia and Africa travelled to the Saudi capital to meet with the Chinese president
Dec 10, 2022
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Xi Jinping’s Visit to Saudi Arabia and the overthrow of Atlanticism
The historic China-Arab Summit currently underway in Riyadh symbolizes the emerging Eurasianism in the Persian Gulf.
Dec 08, 2022
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Chinese-Arab summit planned for Xi Jinping visit to Saudi Arabia: Report
The visit by the Chinese president is scheduled for early December, at a time when US-Saudi relations have hit a new low
Nov 30, 2022
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Xi, Putin call for resumption of JCPOA
The resumption of the JCPOA was one of the several topics discussed during Xi's visit to Moscow
Mar 22, 2023
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In Moscow, Xi and Putin bury Pax Americana
In Moscow this week, the Chinese and Russian leaders revealed their joint commitment to redesign the global order, an undertaking that has 'not been seen in 100 years.'
Mar 22, 2023
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Xi calls for lifting of Iran sanctions to restore nuclear deal
Raisi mentioned to reporters that Xi has affirmed his support for Iran to join the BRICS economic alliance
Feb 16, 2023
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Iran, China fix diplomatic blunder following Xi’s Saudi visit
Tehran takes a hard stand as Xi Jinping discovers the Persian Gulf can be a diplomatic minefield.
Dec 28, 2022
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Xi of Arabia and the petroyuan drive
Xi Jinping has made an offer difficult for the Arabian Peninsula to ignore: China will be guaranteed buyers of your oil and gas, but we will pay in yuan.
Dec 16, 2022
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Xi arrives in Saudi Arabia, signs bilateral agreement valued at $29.26 billion
Xi will attend three summits during his three day visit; one with the Saudi leadership, one with GCC leaders, and one with Arab leaders
Dec 07, 2022
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Iran reaffirms support for One China policy: Raisi to Xi
President Raisi noted that the US constantly interferes in the internal affairs of sovereign nations and that such unilateralism poses a threat to global peace and security
Jul 31, 2022
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Putin and Xi plot their SWIFT escape
Russia and China's announcement of an independent financial trading platform will free nations under US sanctions from western intrusion into their commercial activities
Dec 17, 2021
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The Sultan 2.0 will heavily tilt east
It's not that Erdogan has a scheme to head east at the west's expense. It's just that the world's grandest infrastructure, development, and geopolitical projects are all in the east today.
May 31, 2023
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Bahrain, Lebanon to resume relations after two year rupture
The move comes as part of the broader Saudi and Iran-led effort to reconcile the states in the region
May 21, 2023
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US charges Chinese citizen over alleged weapons smuggling to Iran
Prosecutors claim the Chinese national helped provide Iran with isostatic graphite, an ultra-fine grain needed to produce rocket nozzles
May 17, 2023
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Iran, Egypt discuss resuming ties in Iraq-brokered talks
Relations between the two regional powers have been poor since the Shah fled Iran to Egypt following the 1979 Islamic revolution
May 14, 2023
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Iranian minister makes first visit to Saudi Arabia since China-brokered deal
Iran's finance minister arrived in Jeddah together with an economic delegation to discuss various fields of interest with Saudi officials
May 12, 2023
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US reaffirms ‘ironclad support’ for Israel: Sullivan
The statement of the United States' unwavering support for Israel was issued three hours after the Israeli military targeted a building in the Hamad residential city near Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, killing three Palestinians
May 12, 2023
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US blocks China’s effort to condemn Israeli attacks on Gaza at UN: Report
For seven decades, Israel has skirted any responsibility for rampant human rights abuses against Palestinians thanks to Washington's unwavering support
May 11, 2023
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Russia, Iran, China aim to reboot Persian Gulf security
Beijing, Moscow, and Tehran seek to establish collective security in the Persian Gulf, run by littoral states and not western militaries. This will fundamentally shift the region out of the Atlanticist paradigm.
May 01, 2023
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De-dollarization kicks into high gear
The US dollar is essential to US global power projection. But in 2022, the dollar share of reserve currencies slid 10 times faster than the average in the past two decades.
Apr 27, 2023
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Iran FM Amir-Abdollahian in Lebanon for talks
The foreign minister's visit comes as Lebanon seeks to end the months-long deadlock surrounding the election of a new president
Apr 27, 2023
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Neglecting JCPOA revival would be ‘huge mistake’: Lavrov
The Russian official stressed that reviving the Iran nuclear deal depends fully on the west, saying that 'the ones who destroyed it must now bring it back to life'
Apr 26, 2023
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MbS welcomes Abbas, reiterates support for Arab Peace Initiative
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed his hope in February to normalize relations with Saudi Arabia in the context of the Abraham Accords
Apr 19, 2023
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Lula ends UAE visit calling for global effort to broker peace in Ukraine
The leftist president blasted the US and Europe for 'encouraging' the war and stressed the need for sovereign nations to abandon the US dollar for bilateral trade
Apr 17, 2023
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China becomes first Asian shareholder in Qatar’s mega-LNG project
The landmark deal comes at a time when countries across the globe, including several Arab states, have switched to the yuan for bilateral trade with China
Apr 12, 2023
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Iran and Saudi Arabia: a Chinese win-win
The single Iranian-Saudi handshake buried trillions of dollars of western divide-and-rule investments across West Asia, and has global leaders rushing to Beijing for global solutions.
Apr 07, 2023
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The first China-UAE gas deal in yuan: A new blow to dollar dominance
Chinese allies control 40 percent of OPEC+ oil reserves, and the GCC controls another 40 percent. With this China-UAE gas trade settled in yuan, the petrodollar today is under serious threat.
Apr 06, 2023
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Saudi Arabia makes its Eurasian shift
Saudi Arabia's recent reconciliations with Iran and Syria under Chinese-Russian guidance is perceived as a step toward reducing Riyadh's dependence on the US, while also advancing Beijing and Moscow's political and economic influence in West Asia.
Apr 03, 2023
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For crisis-hit Lebanon, it’s IMF or bust: Washington
Despite claims of wanting to help Lebanon, the US continues to block the implementation of a vital energy-sharing plan with Jordan and Egypt
Mar 31, 2023
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