u. s. nash security council spokesman john kirby supported the move bout said the us, we'll keep watching china as it continues to gain influence and footholds. cut off the united arab emirates, and lebanon were among countries in the middle east that welcomed the agreement has been described as a good development. alexandra buys begins l coverage. this deal harold's a new chapter in the middle east. bitter rivals, iran and saudi arabia agreed to restore diplomatic ties all in secret with chinese mediation. hey suzy us, that the consumer we have been here in beijing for 6 days. i held talks of my saudi counterpart that led to the agreement to normalize relations. we agree with saudi arabia to open a new page based on the interests of the 2 countries and, and on regional security, and to promote stability instead of exacerbating tension. so we hope this will contribute to the establishment of security and development in the region. the historic agreement will see both nations exchanging envoys. 7 years after severing relations. china's role revived a process that brought together officials