In an interview with The National, Leaf described it as a “detente, not a rapprochement or reconciliation … it is a resumption of a relationship that existed until the events of January 2016″.
“But it would seem to signal towards a broader detente,” she said.
And despite the fact that the deal was sealed in Beijing, the US has been resoundingly supporting it — and hoping that it leads to an end to the conflict in Yemen.
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US regards Iran-Saudi Arabia deal as “very important moment”
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