Saudi Arabia-Pakistan-Türkiye deal shows shifting stance with U.S.: Iran
Iran criticised the Saudi Arabia–Turkey–Pakistan defence pact concluded last week as a sign of shifting regional views of the United States.
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What happened
Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson criticised a defence pact concluded last week among Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan.
Iran said the Saudi Arabia–Turkey–Pakistan defence pact signals a shift in how regional countries view the United States.
Iran argued that regional security cannot be treated as something “bought from unreliable third parties.”
Background and earlier position
Iran’s argument links regional security planning to the perceived reliability of external security expectations. In Iran’s framing, U.S.-linked expectations are not a dependable basis for regional security cooperation.
