Reactions in the Arab world and internationally followed the announcement of Saudi Arabia and Iran resuming diplomatic relations mediated by China.

United States
A spokesperson for the National Security Council at the White House announced today, Friday, that the United States is aware of reports indicating the resumption of diplomatic relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia.

The spokesperson told Reuters, "In general, we welcome any efforts to help end the war in Yemen and ease tensions in the Middle East region. De-escalation and diplomacy alongside deterrence are core pillars of the policy defined by President Joe Biden during his visit to the region last year."

Sultanate of Oman 
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Sultanate of Oman welcomed in a statement the trilateral statement between Saudi Arabia, Iran, and China regarding the resumption of diplomatic relations between Riyadh and Tehran.

The three countries thanked the Sultanate for hosting previous talks.

Iraq

Iraq welcomed the "opening of a new page" between Iran and Saudi Arabia after the two neighboring countries agreed today, Friday, to restore relations after seven years of dispute, according to the official Iraqi News Agency.

The two countries thanked Iraq for hosting previous talks between them.

Israel
Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett attacked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, considering the renewal of relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran a serious development for Israel and a political victory for Iran.

In a tweet on "Twitter," he said, "The return of Saudi-Iranian relations is a lethal blow to efforts to build a regional alliance against Iran, and this is a severe failure of Netanyahu’s government resulting from a combination of political negligence, general weakness, and internal strife in the country."

Former Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid also said that the agreement between Saudi Arabia and Iran is a complete and serious failure of the foreign policy of Netanyahu’s government, representing the collapse of the regional defense wall we began building against Iran.