Iran says Pakistan-Turkey-Saudi defense pact is no threat, reflects a 'shift in security'

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Baghaei said the pact showed a shift in regional countries' approach to security, with greater reliance on their own capabilities rather than outside powers.

The grand security bargain between the United States and Gulf countries is widely perceived to be fraying, creating what analysts see as an opening for Beijing to expand its presence in the region. For decades, Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states relied on Washington’s defensive shield, while it in turn relied on them f

The criticism came after Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif signed an agreement that would treat an attack on one country as an attack on all threeAn Iranian lawmaker on Friday criticised the new defence agreement signed by Saudi Ar

Ebrahim Rezaei, a member of Iran's Parliament and National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, wrote, "Saudis must know that a paper agreement with Turkey and Pakistan will not bring them security, just as years of one-sided nursing to the Americans did not bring them security."

Iranian lawmaker criticises new 'Mecca Joint Defence Agreement' Iranian lawmaker Ebrahim Rezaei says the new defence pact with Pakistan and Turkey will not bring security to Saudi Arabia, and that Riyadh should instead focus on changing its policies. سعودی‌ها باید بدانند که توافق کاغذی با ترکیه و پاکستان برای آنه