Iran Says No Reason To Fear Pakistan-Turkey-Saudi Security Pact
Iran said the pact reflects regional distrust of the United States and is not aimed at Tehran, as Pakistan said it is meant to strengthen collective deterrence.
- On Friday, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkiye signed the "Mecca Mutual Defense Agreement" in Mecca, featuring Crown Prince Mohammed, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
- Amid the five-month US-Iran war and Houthi strikes across the region, officials stated the agreement is "intended to strengthen collective deterrence" against mounting security pressures.
- According to a joint statement, the pact "stipulates that any armed attack against any one of the three states shall be regarded as an attack against them all," mirroring Nato's Article 5.
- Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei stated there was "no reason to worry that this treaty will be against Iran," while asserting "countries in the region cannot rely on the claim of security provided by the US as in the past."
- Analysts describe the pact as evidence of a "post-American regional security order" as nations diversify partnerships; Tehran portrays it as proof of declining US influence in the region.
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Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said during his weekly press conference that the recently signed Mecca Agreement for Mutual Defense between Türkiye, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia demonstrates that the nations of the area cannot rely on Washington to ensure their stability.
Iran submitted, on Monday, that it sees no reason to consider the defence agreement signed on Friday by Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey, as being directed against it and rather considers it a sign of their distrust of American security assurances, reports the EFE agency, according to Agerpres.
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