Saudi Arabia’s Rapprochement with Iran Was a Long Time Coming

Saudi Arabia’s Rapprochement with Iran Was a Long Time Coming

Washington’s efforts to “pivot to Asia” have finally come back to bite it in the Middle East.

In other words, Washington’s efforts to “pivot to Asia” have finally come back to bite it in the Middle East.

Niranjan Shankar is a software engineer and foreign policy analyst and writer based in Atlanta focusing on great power rivalry, the Middle East, tech policy, and diplomatic history. His other writings have appeared for the Hoover Institution, Washington Examiner, RealClearMarkets, Quillette, the Bulwark, and more. Follow him on Twitter @NiranjanShan13

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