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Iran, Saudi Arabia, and China Playing Peacemaker

from Pizza Hut & Birkin Bags | The Tim Dillon Show #415 · #415

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He runs through news of Iran and Saudi Arabia planning joint military drills and China brokering the Saudi-Iran relationship, riffing that China should get credit for diplomacy despite its "dark side."

In this bit4 moments
  • Iran planning joint military drills with Saudis in the Red Sea, but Riyadh won't confirm participation.
  • Tim: Saudis won't help Iran—they need to go to Russia or China instead.
  • Iran and Saudi Arabia restored diplomatic relations last year through a China-brokered deal.
  • Tim notes the irony: everyone says China is terrible and will kill everybody, yet China is making peace deals.
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