US causes regional insecurity, Iranian spox says in response to Turkey-Saudi-Pakistan defense deal
Responding to the announcement of a defense pact between Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei blamed the U.S. for causing a lack of security in the region.
“This region doesn’t need players from outside and this development in itself must attract attention," he said, “The region must not be left under the illusion of achieving security through America; America is part of the lack of security in the region."
U.S. support for Israel is part of this, he charged: “The Americans are supporting the Zionist entity politically and on the security level; without the Americans, the Zionist entity will never be able to do what they did and continue their crimes.”
“The tension [in the region] is still there … but in cooperation with the countries of the region, we hope all countries learn the lesson to study the developments of the recent years well and to work hard to strengthen the collective security of our region.”
