Here is a summary of the situation in parts of the Middle East where Iran and Saudi Arabia have been involved in proxy conflicts and which could be affected by a Beijing-brokered deal to re-establish relations between the two regional powers.
Restored ties between Riyadh and Tehran could facilitate agreement between Saudi and the Houthis.
Syria's foreign ministry welcomed the deal as an "important step" that could boost regional stability. The opposition's umbrella body did not comment.LEBANON The envoys returned but Lebanon has since sunk deeper into financial meltdown and now faces an unprecedented political crisis, with no president for months and a cabinet operating with limited powers.
Hezbollah said the deal was a good development but cautioned its full implications were still unknown. The group backed Christian politician Suleiman Frangieh for president but two sources sayAfter the toppling of Saddam Hussein in the U.S.-led invasion of 2003, Iran deepened its political, security and economic influence in Iraq, sparking Saudi alarm.
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