Reuters. Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday (August 10) that regional states have realised security cannot be ‘bought’ from ‘lying brokers’, adding that Tehran sees no reason to be concerned about a security pact between Pakistan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia.
The regional powers signed the "Mecca Joint Defence Agreement" on Friday (August 7), wedding Sunni Muslim U.S. allies alarmed at a regional conflagration that has brought Iranian missile fire onto Gulf oil exporters.
Baghaei said the pact showed a shift in regional countries' approach to security, with greater reliance on their own capabilities rather than outside powers.
Turkish Foreign Minister, Hakan Fidan said the new alliance was not directed against Iran or any other country, but rather served as a general pledge to support security. The allies would decide through consultations what degree, form, and format of support they would ask for in the event of an attack, he said.
