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Iran lawmaker slams Saudi-Turkey-Pakistan defence pact as useless
Iran lawmaker slams Saudi-Turkey-Pakistan defence pact as useless
An Iranian lawmaker, Ebrahim Rezaei, has criticised the new defence agreement between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan, stating it will not bring security to Riyadh. In a social media post, he urged…
The Story in Brief
An Iranian lawmaker, Ebrahim Rezaei, has criticised the new defence agreement between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan, stating it will not bring security to Riyadh. In a social media post, he urged Saudi Arabia to change its policies instead of relying on external powers for protection. The pact, signed in Mecca by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif, would treat an attack on one signatory as an attack on all three.
Saudi Arabia emphasised the agreement is not a military axis or linked to nuclear ambitions, and it does not affect its existing partnerships. A Turkish official described it as purely defensive and open to other regional countries joining. Analysts say the deal reflects shared concerns about regional instability from civil conflicts and armed non-state groups, though Saudi Arabia and Turkey differ on whether Iran or Israel is a greater threat.
The Indian Opinion
Iran’s objection to the Saudi-Turkey-Pakistan defence agreement is predictable, but calling it a 'paper agreement' ignores the fact that all three signatories have real military weight, Pakistan has nuclear weapons, Turkey has NATO’s second-largest army, and Saudi Arabia has money. The real test will be whether the pact stays purely defensive, as Riyadh insists, or becomes a tool in the region’s proxy rivalries. Tehran should ask itself: if the agreement is so insignificant, why bother attacking it on X?
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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