Op-Ed: Biden Bungles Our Security While China Mediates Saudi-Iran Peace

This article originally appeared in Newsmax on March 10, 2023

 

In what may be the biggest diplomatic setback for the United States in decades, China has negotiated an agreement to restore diplomatic relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran.

Under this agreement, Iran and Saudi Arabia will reopen their embassies; they've also agreed not to interfere in each other’s internal affairs.

They will also discuss enhancing bilateral relations.

This means that at a time when Iran is racing to produce a nuclear weapon and recently began enriching uranium to near weapons-grade, Saudi Arabia has decided to side with China, leaving the U.S.-led Mideast alliance against Iran.

It also indicates that China has boosted itself to be seen as a major power and a more trustworthy partner for Mideast states than the U.S.

China will claim that this agreement is the beginning of the end of the U.S.-led global order. It's quite simply a disaster for U.S. global interests.

How did this happen?

The Iran-Saudi agreement is a direct result of how America’s influence and prestige have plummeted during the Biden administration.

It reflects the culmination of a string of U.S. foreign policy missteps, incoherent policies, and repeated signs that President Biden is not capable of serving as U.S. commander in chief.

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