Can Biden eat both cakes at the same time? – Mehr news agency Iran and world’s news

According to Mehr news agency, “Hail” magazine recently investigated Biden’s behavior in the Middle East in a report entitled “America’s dangerous game with Saudi Arabia and Iran” and focused on two specific issues, namely “restoring the JCPOA” and “restoring relations with Saudi Arabia”. In the following, parts of this report are mentioned;

Saudi columnist Khaled Suleiman wrote about the upcoming visit of US President Joe Biden to Riyadh that this is a golden opportunity for Biden to restore the trust of the countries in the region that America is a trusted historic ally.

While Saudi officials were seeking assurances from Biden as a trusted partner against Tehran, nuclear talks to revive the 2015 deal resumed in the Qatari capital of Doha; The same agreement that Riyadh has always opposed.

Now, Biden plans to eat both cakes together, and the question arises whether Washington can reassure the leader of the Arab countries regarding the revival of the nuclear agreement with Iran at the same time as it improves its relations with Saudi Arabia?

Of course, there is a risk that America will fail on both fronts, so that it will be unable to revive the JCPOA and, by fueling the worries of Al Saud leaders, will force them to rethink their reliance on Washington to maintain their regional security.

Undoubtedly, Biden is facing a complicated and unusual landscape in the international arena, which has forced him to retreat from his election promises. During the election campaign, Biden promised to punish Riyadh for violating human rights, especially in the case of the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, which, according to American intelligence agencies, was carried out on the orders of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. put under pressure

In the context of the Ukraine crisis, the unprecedented sanctions of the United States and its allies against Russia, as well as the sending of weapons to Ukraine’s arsenals, could not force Putin to reconsider his policies. On the other hand, the Russian army is advancing in the eastern regions of Ukraine to force the Ukrainians to surrender.

In addition, the imposition of sanctions on the Russian oil sector has significantly increased its global price. The purchase of Russian oil by two countries, China and India, has caused Russia’s income from oil sales to exceed the Ukraine crisis.

Meanwhile, in America, we are witnessing inflationary pressure and an increase in public expenses to the point where the central bank of this country has increased the interest rate; A policy that could lead to a period of recession in the United States. So, it is not surprising that Biden is trying to convince the heads of Riyadh to increase oil exports by visiting Saudi Arabia; An issue that helps to strengthen his political position on the eve of mid-term congressional elections.

Now let’s go back to the issue of the nuclear deal, that is, the agreement that the Saudis and other countries of the Persian Gulf and the Zionist regime complain about for not limiting Iran’s regional behavior and missile program. In sum, Biden’s commitment and effort to revive the nuclear agreement as an agreement that is unable to limit Iran’s activities can be considered an obstacle to the restoration of Washington-Riyadh relations.