Source: Antiwar.com
by Ted Snider
“In recent weeks, a number of shifts in relations have taken place in far apart regions that continue to highlight that the world is not aligning America’s way. The first took place between Saudi Arabia and Iran. Maintaining a coalition against Iran has long been a key feature of U.S. policy in the Middle East. Saudi Arabia has been the key piece in that puzzle. That policy began to crack in March 2023 when China brokered an agreement to resume diplomatic relations. Just how far Saudi Arabia has slipped out of that monogamous relationship with the U.S. that was based on enmity for Iran was highlighted again recently when Iran revealed that ‘Saudi Arabia has asked that we organise joint exercises in the Red Sea.’ … And those weren’t the only talks that forecast important shifts in the international community. From October 22 to October 24, Russia hosted the 2024 BRICS summit.” (10/29/24)
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