Tehran has warned that a newly signed joint security agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey will not guarantee Saudi Arabia’s security, according to Iranian officials.
The pact was signed amid rising tensions in West Asia. Under its terms, an attack on any one of the three countries would be treated as an attack on the other two.
The agreement was signed during a meeting at the Al Saba Palace in Mecca by Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. It has been named the “Mecca Joint Security Agreement” and has drawn international attention.
Reacting to the development, Iranian parliament member Ibrahim Rezayi said Saudi Arabia should recognize that “a paper agreement” with Turkey and Pakistan would not provide security—similar to how years of one-sided support to the United States did not. He urged Riyadh to adjust its policies to avoid having to seek security from others.
