There have been no grand summits or Rose Garden handshakes. But a series of incremental diplomatic developments are quietly remaking the Middle East.
After a seven-year rift that helped stoke one of the region’s ugliest conflicts, Iran and Saudi Arabia exchanged ambassadors this week.
The United Nations nuclear watchdog confirmed Tehran has slowed its enrichment of near weapons-grade uranium. And US officials have been shuttling back and forth for back-channel talks that increasingly look like a nuclear deal by stealth — all while working to broker Saudi normalization with Israel.
For Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the logic is clear. The eight-year conflict with Iranian-backed rebels in neighboring Yemen was threatening oil facilities and distracting from his big plans to transform the economy.
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