Afghanistan, Sept. 29 -- Iranian adviser Rahim Safavi called the Saudi-Pakistan defense pact a "positive development," proposing Tehran, alongside Iraq, join to form a wider Islamic regional security alliance.
A senior adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader, Rahim Safavi, has described the newly signed Saudi-Pakistan defense pact as a "positive development" and suggested Tehran could join the initiative.
The Strategic Mutual Defense Agreement, signed in mid-September by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Riyadh, commits both nations to treat any attack on one as an attack on both. Analysts say the accord marks a turning point in deepening security ties between Riyadh and Islamabad.
Safavi argu...