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Saudi Arabia is addressing the US–Iranian negotiations, sponsored by Pakistan, with utmost seriousness and meticulous attention. Although not a party to these discussions, the Kingdom will not be sidelined.
In other words, its absence from the negotiating table in Islamabad has not excluded Riyadh, its national interests, and its national security from the considerations of the negotiators and the Pakistani mediator. This is evident in the continuous communication between Saudi Arabia on the one hand, and the US, Iran, and Pakistan on the other.
Saudi diplomacy is noticeably active on several fronts: first, solidifying the truce between Iran and the US to ensure that war does not resume and thus guarantee that Iranian hostilities will not be launched again against the Kingdom and the Gulf Cooperation Council states; second, supporting Pakistan’s mediation efforts, given Islamabad’s trust in Riyadh and the existence of a joint strategic defense agreement between the two countries; and third, building regional and international understandings aimed at the swift and permanent reopening of the Strait of Hormuz to guarantee safe navigation, the resumption of oil and gas exports, and the return of trade through Gulf ports.
