VS’was one of the benefits of Joe Biden’s arrival in the White House. After years of confrontation encouraged by Donald Trump, Iran and Saudi Arabia, the two giants of the Middle East whose diplomatic relations have been broken since 2016, had resumed language in the greatest secrecy. Organized in April 2021 in Baghdad through Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, the reunion between the two regional adversaries brought together senior officials from their intelligence services. Three other meetings of the same type followed, the last being held on September 21, 2021 in Iraq.
The fifth round of talks was already set for Wednesday, March 16 in Baghdad, according to Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein. But she…