Iran's deal pushes Turkey to revise its regional posture

Only a few days after Iran and the P5+1 group of world powers announced their historic deal on the former?s nuclear program, a top Hamas delegation went to Saudi Arabia to hold talks with new King Salman for the first meeting between the two sides in years. 

A source told Reuters that ?The delegation discussed Palestinian unity and the political situation in the region. This meeting will hopefully develop relations between Hamas and Saudi Arabia.? 

The meeting is seen as part of the new position that the Saudi King has taken after assuming the throne in early 2015. The main essence of this new position is that Saudi Arabia regards Iran as its number one enemy, especially after the collapse of the Arab Spring in Egypt and Syria. The war in Yemen and the intensifying proxy wars across the entire Middle East are evidence of this. 

Saudi Arabia is obviously trying to multiply its allies against Iranian ambitions to spread its influence throughout the region. 

Like Saudi Arabia, Israel also staunchly opposes the deal brokered between Iran and the P5+1, and has openly increased its efforts to nix the approval of the agreement at the U.S. Congress. There are unconfirmed reports about secret talks between senior Israeli and Saudi officials against their common enemy.   

Iran, on the other hand, is enjoying how the agreement is set to pave the way for the isolated country to return to the international arena with all of its influence. It is also crafting plans to capitalize on the deal to help it recover its wounded economy. At the same time, it is trying to alleviate the concerns of Gulf countries through positive messages. In a written message on the occasion of the Eid al-Fitr holiday, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad...