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الشرق اللبنانية
Mecca Pact: Iran's Cautious Response
The article examines the strategic shifts resulting from the signing of the Riyadh Pact between Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan, aimed at strengthening defense cooperation and deterring any armed attack against any of the member states. The article emphasizes that the agreement does not target Iran directly but establishes deterrence frameworks that make Iranian interventions in the region more difficult and impactful, especially through networks of allies and local proxies. It clarifies that this alliance is reshaping the regional power balance, thereby increasing the costs of Iran’s influence tools and threatening Tehran’s future influence networks and flexibility. The article suggests that expanding this alliance into a regional security model could make Iran’s maneuvering ability more challenging, limiting its movements and raising the costs of maintaining its influence. This presents a significant challenge to Iran’s long-term strategic interests.
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