Saudi Arabia Pursues 'Non-Aggression Pact' With Iran
European capitals back the proposal, but Israel and the United States may oppose a pact meant to prevent renewed conflict with Iran.
- On Thursday, The Financial Times reported Saudi Arabia is floating a non-aggression pact between Iran and Middle Eastern states, modeling the framework on the 1975 Helsinki Accords to ease regional tensions.
- Following the US-Israeli war against Iran, Riyadh is pursuing this initiative to avoid future conflicts and provide Tehran assurances it will not be attacked.
- Many European capitals and European Union institutions support the Saudi initiative, which an Arab diplomat noted would be welcomed by most Arab and Muslim states as well as by Iran.
- Divisions persist between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, while Israel would likely oppose any formal agreement seeking to reduce tensions between Arab states and Iran.
- Modeled on the 1975 Helsinki Accords, the framework seeks to secure common acceptance of borders and strengthen economic cooperation, mirroring the historic agreement that eased Cold War tensions.
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The leaders of the Middle East are concerned that Tehran will be weakened after the war but dangerous to its neighbours.
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naturalnews.comSaudi Arabia Proposes Non-Aggression Pact With Iran, Regional States Based on Cold War Model
Saudi Arabia has floated the idea of a non-aggression pact between Iran and Middle Eastern states, according to a report from the Financial Times (FT) published on Thursday, May 14. The proposed framework is modeled on the 1975 Helsinki Accords, which eased tensions between the Soviet Union, the United States and European nations during the Cold War, according to two Western diplomatic sources cited by the newspaper. [1] The initiative has gaine…
Saudi Arabia Floats Non-Aggression Pact With Iran After Regional War
Saudi Arabia has discussed a possible non-aggression pact between Middle Eastern states and Iran, an effort to contain regional tensions after the U.S.-Israel war with Tehran and prevent a weakened Iran from becoming more unpredictable, according to diplomats cited by the Financial Times.
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