Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian welcomed the landmark on Wednesday Mutual defense agreement The attacks between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia were the beginning of a “comprehensive regional security regime”.
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have reached a landmark common defense agreement under which any aggression against a country will be considered an attack on both. The agreement was signed by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman at the Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh last week.
The deal comes months after the deadly India-Pakistan conflict in May and the 12-day war between Iran and Israel in June.
The Iranian president praised the defense agreement when he spoke about the general debate at the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
“Iran welcomes the defense agreement between the two brothers Muslim countries, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan as a starting point for a capable regional security system to cooperate with Muslim countries in the fields of political security and national defense.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar hint On Friday, some countries established a strategic defense agreement with Pakistan after the deal.
FM DAR told reporters in London to answer questions about whether other states would join the agreement or similar deals in the ink.
Iran and Saudi Arabia often fracture relative to regional conflicts, including Syria and Yemen. Two heavyweights in the area rupture Diplomatic relations before 2016 Re-establish They established a settlement agreement under China in 2023.
Since then, the two Muslim countries have witnessed warm relationships with their leaders.
Saudi Arabia condemned the Israeli strikes against Iran in May, calling them “aggression” and “obviously violating international law.” Riyadh also expressed “very concern” after the U.S. strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities.
Tell the United Nations that Tehran will never seek to build a nuclear bomb
President Pezeshkian also said that Iran had no intention of building nuclear weapons, and just a few days ago, international sanctions could be re-established against his country’s nuclear ambitions for Tehran.
“I announced before this that Iran has never been sought before this conference and will never build nuclear bombs at sea. We will not have nuclear weapons at sea,” Pezshkian said.
On August 28, Britain, France and Germany launched a 30-day process to re-implement UN sanctions ended on September 27, accusing Tehran of failing to comply with the 2015 agreement with world powers designed to prevent it from developing nuclear weapons.
European powers have proposed delays in the recovery of sanctions for up to six months so that Iran can have room for long-term transactions when access to UN nuclear inspectors is restored to address its concerns about its abundant uranium stocks and hold talks with the United States
Pezeshkian criticized the actions of European powers as “illegal”, saying it was carried out in “the demands of the United States of America.”
The United States, European allies and Israel accused Tehran of using its nuclear program as an auction for efforts to develop its ability to produce weapons. Iran said its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes only.
“In doing so, they (E3) abandoned sincerity. They circumvented legal obligations. They tried to describe Iran’s legal remedies as serious violations,” Pezschian said.
But the gap between Tehran and the European powers avoids robbery of sanctions in the threat of sanctions and the looming threats about the distance between the United Nations University and the final conversation.
Nevertheless, the two sides will open the door for further negotiations. While E3 says Iran’s instrumental rulers have so far failed to meet the conditions set by it, Tehran said it will not offer concessions.
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has the last say in key state affairs such as foreign policy and Iran’s nuclear program, and he ruled out negotiations with the United States at risk.
If Tehran and E3 fail to reach an agreement by the end of September 27, all UN sanctions will be re-imposed on Iran, where the economy has struggled with sanctions violations since President Donald Trump revoked the convention in 2018.
The so-called “rapid return” process will re-impose and embargo, prohibit uranium enrichment and reprocessing, prohibit the activity of ballistic missiles, ballistic missiles capable of providing nuclear weapons, global asset freezes and travel bans on Iran’s individuals and rights.
Shortly after the U.S. and Israel launched an attack on Iranian nuclear site in June, the Iranian parliament passed a law to suspend cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
However, the International Atomic Energy Agency and Tehran reached an agreement on September 9 to restore inspections of nuclear sites, and Rafael Grossi, head of the UN nuclear regulator, said Tuesday that if Tehran and E3 reached an agreement this week to avoid revival sanctions, a team of inspectors would travel to Iran.
