00:00Do you think that Russia could emerge as the first winner in this war?
00:05And is it cynical to think that any involvement they have has an ulterior motive?
00:12I think that Russia and China both actually working together and separately
00:17have tremendous clout and leverage in the Gulf countries and the Arab and the Muslim world.
00:23You could see the difference in the reception accorded to Biden by MBS
00:28and then Xi Jinping and MBS in 2021 and 2022.
00:32And yesterday also the Russian resolution, which did not pass,
00:36by the way, which was supported by China, Russia itself, Pakistan and Somalia,
00:41four countries, was a very balanced resolution.
00:43They asked for a ceasefire. They asked for mediation.
00:46They asked for a peaceful settlement without naming any country.
00:49So I think Russia and China, in my view, have more credibility
00:52than the United States of America in the Gulf region right now.
00:56And you will see this outreach. And by the way, that's true.
01:00As Mr. Azizi says, they already have a very good relationship with most of these countries
01:05because of energy and because of geopolitics as well.
01:09So the footprint of Russia will emerge stronger.
01:13And that's why the Syrian regime is also being pragmatic.
01:16They've allowed the Russian naval base in Tartos to stay on.
01:19And the Chinese have, I think, were the ones who brokered this rapprochement
01:24between Iran and South Arabia in 2023.
01:27So, but I still see that this was America's last hurrah in the region.
01:32And I see the decline of the U.S. clout and leverage.
01:35And already the West is now split.
01:38The so-called West, as we knew it, has ceased to exist.
01:41The Europeans have broken ranks with the United States on this issue also
01:45and on other issues as well, especially under the Trump administration.
01:48So I think that it's going to be a whole new ballgame.
01:51And yes, Israel wanted to reshape the Middle East,
01:54but it's going to be reshaped in a manner which they may not like.
01:57Hmm.
01:58I agree.
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