Iran taunts Saudi Arabia for begging for security from other countries

JAKARTA - Senior Iranian officials warned that the new joint defense pact signed by Saudi Arabia with Pakistan and Turkey would not guarantee the kingdom's security.

"The Saudis must understand that the agreement on paper with Turkey and Pakistan will not provide them with security, just as the decades-long unilateral dependence on America, which also failed to materialize," said Ebrahim Rezaei, a member of the Iranian parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, via the X platform. reported by CNN, Friday, August 7.

"Change your policies so that you don't have to beg for security from others," he continued.

On Friday, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey - three major powers in the region - signed a joint defense pact that resembles the NATO model, with a commitment to defend each other if any of them is attacked.

A Turkish official told CNN, the pact is purely defensive and is not aimed at fighting a particular party.

However, this agreement comes amid a situation where Saudi Arabia faces threats from various lines. A Saudi official told CNN on Thursday, the kingdom is preparing for a major and coordinated attack from Iranian-backed militias in Iraq and Yemen, which also receive support from the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Thus, this agreement can be a warning to Tehran regarding the consequences of a major attack on Saudi Arabia, which will now involve Pakistan and Turkey as well as drastically expanding the scope of the conflict.