Al -jazeera net correspondent
Teheran- The Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs begins Abbas Araqji Saturday – a tour that includes Riyadh and Doha, one day before the fourth round of indirect negotiations between Tehran and Washington in Muscat.
According to Araqji, the visit aims to exchange views with neighboring countries and inform them of the latest developments in the negotiations that the region is expecting.
These movements coincide with the preparation of the American president Donald Trump To take a tour which includes Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the water between May 13 and 16, which adds a new international dimension to regional efforts to calm tensions.
The fourth cycle of negotiations takes place on a dispute on the geographic designation of the Gulf, while Trump announced its intention to make a decision on the official designation that the United States will adopt, after the media reports its intention to launch the name of “Arab Gulf” or “Gulf of Arabs” on the surface of the water that Iran insists on the Iranian inscription triggered reactions to Tehran.
Experts believe that this problem reflects renewable tensions and highlights the need for more dialogue and joint understanding.
Regional rapprochement
The regional business expert Muhammad Bayat said that the visit of the Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs in Qatar and Saudi Arabia arrives at a sensitive moment, and before the fourth cycle of indirect negotiations between Iran and the United States, and aims to exchange opinions with the two Arab countries and inform them of the latest developments in negotiation Drafting between the States of Iran and the Golf concerning the reduction of the drafting between the rapprochement between the Iran and Gulf states on the drafting of the drafting between the rapprochement between the Iran and Gulf states to the drafting of the drafting between the rapprochement between Iran and Gulf. in the region.
Bayat said – in an interview with Al -jazeera Net – that this development reflects major geopolitical transformations in the region, in particular after “October 7And it has become clear that the States Gulf Cooperation Council She became more acceptable to the idea of the agreement between Tehran and Washington, as he said.
He added that the Gulf States are aware of the need to brake Israeli climbing on the borders of 1967 (West Bank AndGaza) And reduce tensions in the region, which contributes to strengthening relations between Iran and the countries of the South Gulf.
With regard to the American position, Payat believes that the current American administration under the direction of Trump is more flexible in the treatment of Iran, compared to its previous positions. It should be noted that there are indications of the possibility of declaring a new nuclear agreement with Tehran, in addition to the possibility of the emergence of a new American plan on the war in Gaza, which indicates a change in the dialect of American policy in the region.
Regional calm
For his part, the business expert in the Gulf State, Hoda Yousfi, saw that the visit of the Iranian Foreign Minister in Riyadh and Doha presents himself in a very sensitive timing and reflects Tehran’s efforts to restore regional positions in the light of accelerated geopolitical variables.
Yousfi explained – in its interview with Al -jazeera Net – that the visit has several messages, including Iran’s effort to reduce the gap of confidence with the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council, and to confirm its desire to solve regional problems through dialogue, and not by confrontation or climbing.
Iran counts – according to the expert – on the role of Qatar as a reliable mediator, in particular in the light of the balanced relationship of Doha with Tehran and Washington, adding that Qatar has a strategic location which allows it to play a positive role, whether in the reduction of climbing or preparation for a regional understanding, which makes the visit of Araqji Protocol “.
He also considered that Saudi Arabia, “despite its traditional reserve”, has become more open to the idea of regional understanding, in particular in the light of its effort to implement its development projects within Vision 2030This requires long -term stability in its regional environment.
The expert pointed out that the visit also is Iran’s attempt to give a regional dimension to his negotiations with the United States PenaltiesConsidering that any agreement opens the way to Iran’s return to world markets, in particular in the petroleum sector, will have direct repercussions on the economies of the Gulf, which encourages Tehran to reassess its neighbors and to reduce possible concerns.
In addition, Yusupi says that Iran has realized that success in its nuclear file is not complete without regional coverage, “it is therefore sent by this visit to calm signals which can help to mitigate the level of chronic tension in the region.”
While the region awaits the results of the fourth cycle of negotiations between Iran and the United States in Muscat tomorrow, Sunday, the questions remain open to the capacity of recent diplomatic movements to reduce regional tensions and to achieve sustainable regulations.