Iran says 4-nation talks back regional security free of outside interference
“The secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said participants infour-nation talks in Tehran on Mondayagreed that security in West Asia should be based on regional states, with external i…”
Mohsen Rezaei made the remarks following a meeting of delegations from Turkiye, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Iran to discuss regional security, Israeli activities in the region, and developments in Palestine and Lebanon. “We concluded that West Asia’s security must be based on the countries of the region, and any external interference must be prevented,” he said.
Rezaei said regional countries should have begun cooperating earlier, arguing that the Turkish, Pakistani, and Saudi delegations’ visits to Tehran demonstrated that US threats had no effect at the global level. Read:Makkah alliance, Iran agree to continue dialogue for bolstering cooperation in regional peace, security.
He said talks with senior officials from the three countries had created a new, positive atmosphere. “The four countries believe that cooperation among them offers a way out of the crises facing the region,” he added.
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The Iranian official also stressed that Israel must halt its attacks on Lebanon, southern Syria, the Gaza Strip, and the West Bank.
Earlier on Monday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said the Tehran meeting, bringing together Iranian officials and senior representatives of the Mecca Alliance countries –Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan – could mark the beginning of a regional security framework rooted in the region.
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