{"id":15767,"date":"2026-08-23T21:57:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T21:57:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=15767"},"modified":"2026-08-23T21:57:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T21:57:31","slug":"iran-invited-to-join-mecca-pact-by-saudi-arabia-turkey-pakistan-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=15767","title":{"rendered":"Iran invited to join Mecca pact by Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133446772,imgsize-86022,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/mecca-defence-pact.jpg\" alt=\"Iran invited to join Mecca pact by Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan: Report\" title=\"Iran may join Saudi-Turkey-Pakistan defence alliance as reported invitation remains unconfirmed\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Iran may join Saudi-Turkey-Pakistan defence alliance as reported invitation remains unconfirmed\">Iran may join Saudi-Turkey-Pakistan defence alliance as reported invitation remains unconfirmed<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Iran has been invited to join the Mecca Agreement for Mutual Defense, a new security alliance formed by <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/saudi-arabia\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Saudi Arabia<\/a>, Turkey and <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/pakistan\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pakistan<\/a>, Al Mayadeen reported, citing a senior Iranian official.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>The reported invitation has not been officially confirmed by Iran\u2019s foreign ministry or by Saudi Arabia, Turkey or Pakistan.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>Mehdi Rahimi, head of Iran\u2019s parliament\u2019s Khaneh Mellat news agency, told Al Mayadeen that Iran had received an invitation and that the proposal was under review.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>Rahimi said regional countries were moving towards establishing a \u201cregional security umbrella\u201d, adding that such a development would be favourable to Iran as Tehran had long advocated regional security mechanisms.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>The Mecca Agreement was signed on August 7 by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>Under the pact, an armed attack against any one of the three countries would be treated as an attack against all three. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has compared the arrangement with Nato\u2019s Article 5, while stressing that the alliance was not directed against Iran or any other specific country.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>The three members are also working on mechanisms for diplomatic and military coordination, including meetings between foreign and defence ministers, military commanders, joint exercises and cooperation in defence industries.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>Turkey has indicated that the alliance could eventually expand to include other countries, with Egypt publicly mentioned as a possible candidate.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/middle-east\/iran-invited-to-join-mecca-pact-by-saudi-arabia-turkey-pakistan-report\/articleshow\/133446770.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran may join Saudi-Turkey-Pakistan defence alliance as reported invitation remains unconfirmed Iran has been invited to join the Mecca Agreement for Mutual Defense, a new security alliance formed by Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan, Al Mayadeen reported, citing a senior Iranian official.The reported invitation has not been officially confirmed by Iran\u2019s foreign ministry or by 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