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Iran and Saudi Arabia's detente is ongoing - but it is more like a rom-com show rather than a honest talk

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How could you define a honest discussion? Well, when both sides truly want to settle down everything to restore some bilateral and commercial ties. Indeed, if you just judged the outside of the ongoing cycle of meetings between Iran and Saudi Arabia - two regional rivals, also with attendance from other regional powerhouses like Turkey and the UAE, then yes. Iran and Saudi Arabia are really, really engaging in secret discussions, mostly taken in Iraq, once a former hegemon in the same region. Yet, when you dig deep to these talks, there is one thing should be mentioned: nothing. It's a clear indication of a sitcom promotion show, where the Saudis and Iranians engaging in talks with memes and comical explanations - all to cover the reality that it was a forced compromise. Painfully, but true, most people in the Middle East have expressed negatively about the talks, as none of them believe the roundtable discussions will ever bring the results they sought. So, why are Saudi Arabia an...