TEHRAN, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said Monday that the newly signed trilateral defense deal between Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan indicates a shift in regional security perceptions.
He made the remarks at a weekly press conference in the Iranian capital Tehran while commenting on Iran's stance and strategy toward the Makkah Joint Defense Agreement signed in the Saudi city of Makkah on Friday.
"This development is a sign of a change in the perception of the countries of the region," Baghaei said. "Given the developments over the past two or three years, regional countries have realized that security is not a commodity that can be purchased from dealers of false security."
He emphasized that Iran sees no reason to be concerned about the deal, given its "deep" religious, historical and civilizational bonds with each one of the deal's signatories.
The Makkah Joint Defense Agreement stipulates that any armed attack against one of the three would be considered an attack against them all.
The timing of the signing has been widely seen as inseparable from the heightened geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. ■
