{"id":243127,"date":"2026-08-10T09:25:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T09:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/243127\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T09:25:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T09:25:08","slug":"tehran-demands-regional-trust-after-mecca-defense-pact-shafaq-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/243127\/","title":{"rendered":"Tehran demands regional trust after Mecca defense pact &#8211; Shafaq News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n                            2026-08-10T08:32:31+00:00<\/p>\n<p>                                    font<\/p>\n<p>                                            Enable Reading Mode<\/p>\n<p>\n                                        A-<br \/>\n                                        A<br \/>\n                                        A+\n                                    <\/p>\n<p>Shafaq News- Tehran<\/p>\n<p>The newly signed Mecca agreement between Turkiye, Saudi<br \/>\nArabia and Pakistan signals that Middle East security can no longer rely solely<br \/>\non the United States, Iran\u2019s Foreign Ministry stated on Monday, calling for<br \/>\nstronger regional ties, greater trust and closer security cooperation.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking during his weekly news conference, Foreign<br \/>\nMinistry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei dismissed suggestions that the agreement was<br \/>\ndirected against Tehran, urging neighboring countries not to allow their<br \/>\nterritories to be used as launching grounds for attacks on Iran while<br \/>\nreaffirming Tehran\u2019s opposition to any foreign interference in the region.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, the three countries <a href=\"https:\/\/shafaq.com\/en\/Middle-East\/Mecca-Defense-Agreement-unites-Saudi-Turkiye-and-Pakistan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">signed<\/a> the Mecca Joint<br \/>\nDefense Agreement, pledging to treat an armed attack on any one of the three<br \/>\ncountries as an attack on all.<\/p>\n<p>On international treaties, Baqaei rejected any form of<br \/>\n\u201cselective justice,\u201d maintaining that Iran\u2019s participation in international<br \/>\nagreements was guided solely by its national interests.<\/p>\n<p>Attention remained focused on the Strait of Hormuz, where<br \/>\nIran and Oman are holding <a href=\"https:\/\/shafaq.com\/en\/Middle-East\/Araghchi-Iran-Oman-very-close-to-Hormuz-corridor-deal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">talks<\/a> over the future of maritime traffic. \u201cIran will<br \/>\nnot allow vessels to pass through the Strait of Hormuz while the war<br \/>\ncontinues,\u201d he added, stressing that any decision to reopen the waterway would<br \/>\ndepend on prevailing conditions and Iran\u2019s requirements.<\/p>\n<p>Describing the ongoing talks with Oman as \u201cconstructive and<br \/>\npositive,\u201d he pointed out that the issue of fees had not arisen during the<br \/>\ndiscussions, while characterizing charges for maritime services as a normal practice.<\/p>\n<p>Iran has maintained tight control over shipping through the<br \/>\nStrait of Hormuz since the joint US-Israeli war erupted on February 28, 2026,<br \/>\nrequiring vessels to coordinate their transit with Iranian authorities, undergo<br \/>\ninspections and remain within a narrow corridor along the Iranian coast<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shafaq.com\/en\/Middle-East\/Missile-strikes-ADNOC-tanker-in-Strait-of-Hormuz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">monitored<\/a> by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).<\/p>\n<p>Traffic through the waterway, which normally carries around<br \/>\na quarter of the world\u2019s seaborne oil and a fifth of its liquefied natural gas,<br \/>\nhas fallen by about 95%, leaving hundreds of vessels stranded and driving<br \/>\nwar-risk insurance premiums sharply higher.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"2026-08-10T08:32:31+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News- Tehran The newly signed Mecca 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