BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 9. Iranian Parliament
National Security and Foreign Policy Committee Chairman Ebrahim
Azizi called on the countries participating in the Mecca Pact to
refrain from any possible actions against Tehran.
The Iranian parliament committee chairman made the remarks in a
post on X.
Azizi said the Mecca Agreement demonstrates that Arab countries
have recognized the need for regional cooperation to ensure
security; however, he said, they have yet to find the right
Azizi also warned of the consequences of any possible actions
against Iran, stressing that Tehran would not leave “any mistake”
unanswered.
Earlier, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Saudi Crown
Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz
Sharif signed the Mecca Joint Defense Pact. Under the agreement,
which is based on the inherent right to self-defense enshrined in
Article 51 of the UN Charter, an armed attack against any one of
the three signatory states will be regarded as an attack against
all parties.
