Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan Invited Iran to Join Newly-Established Mecca Defense Pact

Mojtaba gets shock defense invite: Will Iran join Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey’s new alliance?

Iran has reportedly received an invitation to join the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement, a military pact currently involving Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey. The alliance treats an armed attack on one member as an attack on all, raising questions about the future of Middle East security. Iran’s parliamentary news agency chief says Tehran is considering the invitation, but Iranian officials have not officially confirmed it. Saudi Arabia, Pakistan …

Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan invited Iran to join newly-established Mecca defense pact

The invitation has not yet been officially confirmed by Iran's Foreign Ministry or by any of the three countries that are parties to the agreement.

‘Iran invited to Join the Mecca Defense Agreement’

TEHRAN: Iran has been invited to join the Mecca Defence Agreement — the trilateral security pact signed by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye — according to a senior Iranian official, in what would mark a significant expansion of the region’s newest collective-defence framework. Iran NVITED to Join the Mecca Defense Agreement Mehdi Rahimi, the head of Iran’s Parliament’s news agency, told Al-Mayadeen that Iran has received an invitation to join…