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What is the Saudi-Iran deal brokered by China?

  In this blog we are going to discuss the deal from the perspective of all three countries: From Iran's Perspective The Iran-Saudi Arabia deal that was announced last Friday was a deal which brokered by China to restore relative between the two countries. this deal on restoring ties was a good news for the Iranian government, which has faced a daunting array of challenges in early 2023 and before as well for its human rights record, controversial nuclear program and support Russia's war in Ukraine. So, it was seen a diplomatic victory for Tehran both the countries has been involved in a proxy war in Yemen and Syria. In Yemen , Iran has armed and  aided the Houthis, while the Saudi military launched an air war in 2015 to prevent a complete rebels. Now Iran has agreed to stop arming the Houthis, although it was not including in the joint statement by Iran, Saudi Arabia and China. President of Iran Ebrahim Raisi visited China in February 2023, during the talks with Chinese lea...

Yemen conflict explained.

 A brief history of Yemen Yemen is a country in the middle east, on the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula. It shares land border with Saudi Arabia and Oman and shares maritime border with Eritrea, Djibouti and Somalia. The history of Yemen is rich and complex, dating back to ancient times. The region has been ruled by various empires and kingdoms throughout history including the Sabaeans, the Himyarites, the Rasulids and the Ottomans. In the 19th century, the northern part of Yemen came under the control of the Ottoman empire, while the southern empire came under the control the the British. After the World war 2, the northern part of Yemen became an independent country known as the Mutawakkilite kingdom of Yemen, while the southern became an British Protectorate known as the Aden protectorate. In 1967, the British withdrew from the southern part of Yemen, and it became the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen. In 1990, the two countries united to form the Republic of Yemen. ...