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Iran says no reason to fear Turkey-Pakistan-Saudi pact
Iran said on Monday it does not see the new defence pact between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan as a threat. Foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei called the deal "a sign of…
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Iran said on Monday it does not see the new defence pact between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan as a threat. Foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei called the deal "a sign of a change in the perception" of regional countries towards the United States, adding that security cannot be bought from "false brokers". Baqaei cited "deep religious, historical and civilisational ties" with the three nations as reason not to worry.
The pact, signed last week during a five-month war between the US and Iran, says an attack on any member is an attack on all. Analysts say it aims to deter an emboldened Iran and compensate for an unreliable US security role.
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The usual talk of a new anti-Iran bloc overlooks Tehran's own measured view. Iran has called the pact a sign of regional countries waking up to unreliable US security assurances, not a threat. Yet the three signatories are US allies, and Pakistan explicitly framed the deal as collective deterrence. Whose deterrence? That is the real test. Watch for any friction between Iran and Pakistan or whether this pact actually changes military postures in the ongoing US-Iran war.
Sources (2): deccanherald.com, thehindu.com
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
