Nournews: Holding the first round of indirect Iran-US talks and announcing the continuation of the talks from next Saturday has brought the dossier of de-escalation from the Middle East to the Eastern Mediterranean to the top level of regional players.

Initiated with the mediation of Oman, while only limited to the nuclear field and the removal of sanctions, its reflection among regional Arab countries clearly indicates hope for major changes.

From Kuwait and Qatar to Saudi Arabia and Iraq, we are witnessing an atmosphere of welcome and emphasis on the opportunities these negotiations can create for the region—an atmosphere that reflects a joint need to exit a critical situation, indicating more than mere optimism.

Region has welcomed diplomacy as a way to stability

In statements and remarks made during the first round of the negotiations, a joint topic can be seen: improving the security of the region based on diplomacy.

The foreign minister of Iraq, reacting to his meeting with the head of the Iranian delegation at the Antalya Meeting, explicitly expressed hope that the talks would lead to the realization of “stability in the region.”

The Persian Gulf Cooperation Council described this path as a tool for “serving security and peace.” In a statement by the foreign minister of Egypt, the role of the negotiations in “boosting the security and stability of the region” was emphasized.

Saudi Arabia also announced that “Riyadh is hopeful that the outcome of Iran-US talks will lead to support for joint measures to improve regional and global security.”

Kuwait, Qatar, the UAE, and Bahrain also hold similar positions.

Iran: the fixed wing of any regional scheme aimed at stability

The Islamic Republic of Iran, due to its geopolitical position, strategic depth in the region, and its ability to influence security equations in West Asia, has always been one of the main wings of stabilizing projects in the region.

Unlike external powers such as the US, Iran considers itself a part of the region and has strategic commitments toward it.

Meanwhile, America’s record in the region not only lacks any security achievement, but also — from Iraq to Afghanistan and from Yemen to Syria — has consistently created crises.

The reality is that whenever the role of the US has expanded in regional equations, the region’s security and tranquility have been undermined.

Iran’s multilayer strategy against the policy of pressure

The recent negotiations are part of a multilayer strategy that Iran is pursuing in the field of foreign policy. In this strategy, the goal is not merely the removal of sanctions but also the strategic management of external pressures and the redefinition of Iran’s role in the regional order.

Due to this, unlike the US, which still relies on a policy of pressure and containment, Iran—through both the soft power of diplomacy and the hard power of the battlefield—is stabilizing its own paradigm in the region; a paradigm that, instead of proxy competition and tension, emphasizes security and regional cooperation.

Awareness against the role-playing of proxy forces

Analyzing the reactions of regional countries to these negotiations also makes it clear that a kind of mass awareness regarding the destructive role of the US’s proxy forces, including the Zionist regime, is taking shape.

Despite the fact that the subject of Tehran-Washington talks does not include other issues and dossiers, given Iran’s security-oriented approach in supporting the Resistance axis, the opening of an atmosphere for more interactions can eventually lead to the weakening of the Zionist regime in regional equations.

The region’s trust in Iran’s potential for causing security

A key note from the initiated talks must be taken into consideration: the positive reactions to the Iran-US talks among regional countries are more tied to their trust in Iran’s wise and stability-promoting strategy.

Iran, despite the image constructed by the West, is an opportunity for the region—an opportunity for building an indigenous, sustainable order without any reliance on foreign powers.