▁for ▁membership ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁at ▁a ▁meeting ▁of ▁the ▁General ▁Assembly . ▁ ▁Iran ▁▁ ▁Iran ian - A rab ▁relations ▁have ▁always ▁been ▁very ▁mixed . ▁Within ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ▁historical ▁conflicts ▁have ▁always ▁colored ▁neighbour ing ▁Arab ▁countries ' ▁per ception s ▁about ▁Iran . ▁At ▁times ▁peace fully ▁co ex isting , ▁while ▁at ▁other ▁times ▁in ▁bitter ▁conflict . ▁North ▁African ▁Arab s ▁from ▁have ▁for ▁the ▁larger ▁part ▁enjoyed ▁closer ▁relations ▁with ▁Iran ▁due ▁to ▁limited ▁historical ▁connection ▁between ▁them ▁and ▁Iran . ▁ ▁Israel ▁▁ ▁Only ▁two ▁Arab ▁States ▁recognize ▁Israel : ▁Egypt , ▁and ▁Jordan , ▁though ▁these ▁relations ▁are ▁not ▁normal ▁and ▁contain ▁inher ent ▁problems . ▁Rel ations ▁with ▁Israel ▁have ▁d eter ior ated , ▁especially ▁after ▁the ▁last ▁Gaz a ▁War , ▁where ▁Maur it ania ▁had ▁susp ended ▁its ▁relations ▁with ▁Israel . ▁ ▁Pakistan ▁ ▁China ▁▁ ▁The ▁recent ▁economic ▁bo om ▁in ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Republic ▁of ▁China ▁has ▁led ▁to ▁an ▁increased ▁demand ▁for ▁oil ▁and ▁other ▁raw ▁pet role um ▁products , ▁much ▁of ▁which ▁has ▁been ▁supplied ▁by ▁member ▁states ▁of ▁the ▁Arab ▁League . ▁Chinese - A rab ▁relations ▁in ▁the ▁past ▁few ▁years ▁have ▁increased ▁with ▁the ▁institution ▁of ▁several ▁Arab - Ch inese ▁business ▁for ums , ▁con ferences ▁and ▁meet ings ▁to ▁increase ▁trade ▁and ▁co operation ▁in ▁recent ▁years . ▁China ▁is ▁the ▁second - larg est ▁financial ▁invest or ▁in ▁Sud an ▁following ▁the ▁other ▁members ▁of