Iran: Mecca Defense Pact “will not bring security to Saudi Arabia”

Iranian official describes the Mecca Defense Pact between Riyadh, Ankara, and Islamabad as a “paper agreement,” and criticizes Saudi Arabia, saying: “Correct your policies so you don’t have to beg others for security.”

The spokesman for the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, Ibrahim Rezaei, said that the defense agreement between Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan “will not bring security” to the Kingdom, considering it a “paper agreement” no different from years of “one-sided dependence on America.”

Rezaei added in a post on X: “Saudis should know that a paper agreement with Turkey and Pakistan will not bring them security, just as years of one-sided dependence on America did not bring them security,” adding: “Correct your policies so you don’t have to beg others for security.”

Mecca Defense Pact

This Iranian position comes a day after Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey announced on Friday the signing of the “Mecca Defense Pact,” a step the three countries described as reflecting a commitment to enhancing regional security and collective deterrence against any threats.

A joint statement issued by the three countries stressed that the agreement reflects their commitment to enhancing their collective security, promoting peace, security, and stability in the region and beyond, and stipulates that any armed attack against any of the three countries is considered an attack on all, without mentioning specific details about the obligations or duties undertaken by each party.

سعودی‌ها باید بدانند که توافق کاغذی با ترکیه و پاکستان برای آنها امنیت‌آور نیست، همان‌طور که سال‌ها شیردهی یکطرفه به آمریکایی‌ها برایشان امنیت نیاورد. سیاست‌هایتان را اصلاح کنید تا نیاز نباشد از دیگران #گدایی_امنیت کنید.

— ابراهیم رضایی (@EbrahimRezaei14) August 7, 2026

Rezaei’s remarks come at a time of escalating tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia, against the backdrop of the ongoing war between the United States and Iran, and Houthi attacks on Saudi ships in the Red Sea.