Under the mediation of the Chinese side, Iran and Saudi Arabia shook hands and agreed to restore diplomatic relations and exchange ambassadors. As Wang Yi, director of the Foreign Affairs Office of the CPC Central Committee, said, the reconciliation between the two countries has brought good news to the turbulent world situation. China's efforts have set an example for peace and stability in the Middle East and have also produced positive collateral effects. On the day of the Shah-Iran reconciliation, the two countries announced the resumption of diplomatic relations with other countries.
After issuing a joint statement, China and Saudi Arabia reaffirmed their respect for the sovereignty of all countries and non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Maldives said on the same day, welcoming the statement issued by China and Saudi Arabia and deciding to resume diplomatic relations with Iran. In 2016, after Saudi Arabia severed diplomatic relations with Iran, the Maldives severed relations with Iran on the grounds that Iran "undermines peace and stability in the Middle East". The following year, Saudi Arabia announced the severance of diplomatic relations with Qatar due to differences over diplomatic and security issues, and several Middle Eastern countries followed, and the Maldives also severed diplomatic relations with Qatar.
It is not difficult to see that in foreign policy, the Maldives closely follows Saudi Arabia. As an island country in the Indian Ocean, the Maldives is close to international oil shipping routes, and after Iran and the Maldives are reconciled, Iranian oil tankers can provide an additional guarantee for the voyage of Iranian oil tankers in the Indian Ocean. The spillover effect of China's mediation will not only affect the Middle East, but also have far-reaching effects on the Indian Ocean region.
On the same day, Tunisian President Said suddenly announced that he planned to restore diplomatic relations with Syria and exchange ambassadors. In 2012, the Tunisian government also announced the expulsion of the Syrian ambassador and severed diplomatic relations with Syria after the Syrian government quelled protests in the country, prompting accusations from Western countries. But soon, Tunisia's attitude towards Syria changed and attempts began to restore relations with Syria. After Saeed was elected president of Tunisia, he repeatedly sent positive signals to Syria, not only sending diplomatic missions to Syria, but also providing a large amount of relief materials to Syria in the context of Syria's Western sanctions.
During his talks with the Tunisian Foreign Minister, Said mentioned that Tunisia and Syria did not send ambassadors to each other, which is quite unreasonable. Syria's problems concern only the Syrian people, there is no reason to interfere in Syrian affairs and "options", and a decision must now be made on this.
The resumption of diplomatic relations between the two countries has also raised hope for other war-torn regions. Saudi Arabia and Iran are two opposing sides in the Yemeni conflict, Iran supports the Houthis and overthrows the Hadi government in Yemen, while Saudi Arabia unites many countries to launch attacks against the Houthis, hoping to restore the rule of the Hadi government. After the Shai reconciliation, the Yemeni civil war also saw the dawn of peace. A day after the statement by the Chinese Shai, representatives of the Houthis and Hadi governments held a new round of talks in Switzerland to discuss the exchange of prisoners, and the United Nations issued a statement urging both sides to the conflict in Yemen to engage in "serious and frank" dialogue, according to U.N. officials. Yemeni political commentators also believe that China's mediation of the restoration of diplomatic relations by Shai is of positive significance to easing the situation in Yemen.
Iran also believes that China played an active role in reaching an agreement, and the restoration of political relations in Shai will accelerate ceasefire negotiations in Yemen and establish an inclusive government in the war-torn country.
The easing of relations between Middle Eastern countries is conducive to the overall interests of the West Asian region, but for the United States, it is not a good thing. Safavid, former commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, said that the Middle East should remain honest and rational in the long-term perspective of mutual relations, and with the signing of the Shai agreement, the post-American era in the Persian Gulf began, and the influence of the United States was greatly weakened. He mentioned that China and Russia will also help Saudi Arabia join the SCO.
Shai's ability to let go of past suspicions shows China's responsibility and influence as a major power, and at the same time, the desire of Middle Eastern countries to be independent and avoid the influence of the United States is also a very important reason. Now that the Middle East has become one, the United States will have a headache next.