Shamsuddin Sabri

🇮🇷 | Rezaei: U.S. Threats No Longer Intimidate Regional Nations, as They Refuse to Bow to Washington’s Pressure. October 26, 2026. Tehran. Following a quadrilateral meeting, Mohsen Rezaei, Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, delivered three key points: First: "The visits by high-ranking officials from Turkey, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia demonstrate that U.S. threats hold little real influence over nations around the world." Second: "Senior officials from Turkey, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia believe that the solution to regional issues lies in cooperation among these four nations." Third: "We have concluded that security in West Asia must be achieved from within the region itself, and any foreign interference must be prevented." 💥 What do these three statements signify? "U.S. threats have little influence," this serves as a direct verdict on Washington. What is the Mecca Agreement? Signed in August 2026, it involved Saudi Arabia providing funding, Pakistan contributing nuclear deterrence and military forces, and Turkiye supplying drones and intelligence. Its original purpose was to counter Iran, based on the implicit assumption that U.S. security guarantees remained effective. Yet now, the top military and intelligence representatives from these three nations are sitting in Tehran, declaring that "the solution to regional issues lies in cooperation among the four nations." Who are these four? Iran, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Türkiye. An alliance originally aimed at countering Iran has seen three of its signatories fly to Tehran to state that "the solution lies in cooperation among the four" with Iran being one of them. The assertion that "U.S. threats have little influence" is not merely rhetoric from Rezaei; it is a reality demonstrated by the actions of the three signatories themselves. They did not wait for Washington’s approval before flying to Tehran, nor did they ask, "May we go?" They simply went and subsequently informed Washington: "We have gone." 🎯 "Security must be achieved from within the region" This statement is another way of expressing the concept of "endogenous security," a position Iran has advocated for decades. Now, with Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Türkiye sitting in Tehran alongside Iran, they have reached the very same conclusion. “Any foreign interference must be stopped.” Who constitutes this “foreign interference”? The United States maintains bases in Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan not to mention the Fifth Fleet and CENTCOM. Israel has a military presence in southern Syria; the United Kingdom has bases in Cyprus; and France has a base in the UAE. The original logic behind the Mecca Agreement was to rely on this very “foreign interference” to safeguard Saudi Arabia. Now, three of the agreement’s signatories sit in Tehran, declaring that “foreign interference must be stopped.” It was not Iran that persuaded them; it was the missiles of Ansarallah. When the American protective umbrella proved unable to block strikes on Riyadh, Dammam, Yanbu, or Khamis Mushait, “foreign interference” ceased to be a source of security. Instead, it became the root cause of insecurity bringing regional wars onto regional soil, while lacking the capacity to keep those conflicts beyond the region’s borders. 📜 Who Bears the Cost, Who Makes the Decisions Saudi airports have been shut down, oil refineries struck, and pipelines severed. Supermarket shelves have been stripped bare. Saudi Aramco has seen its market capitalization drop by over $100 billion, and soldiers have been taken captive in Najran. Pakistan’s borders have been closed, its LPG supply chains disrupted, and its kitchens left cold. Military officers have been killed in bombings in Gwadar. Pakistani troops are deployed in Saudi Arabia, yet they have no desire to fight an offensive war on the Kingdom’s behalf. Turkish drones and intelligence failed to alter the outcome on the battlefield. Meanwhile, a dispute over the hijab in Azerbaijan prompted Ankara to withdraw its own advisors. Turkiye’s position within the emerging regional order now requires re-evaluation. As for Iran without firing a single shot, it simply allowed Ansarallah’s missiles to keep flying. Consequently, three nations from the Mecca Agreement came calling on their own accord. Rezaei’s point is this: You have come here not because you like us, but because your protectors can no longer protect you. And those protectors are not in this room. ⚔️ The Mirror The United States claims: “We are protecting our allies.” Rezaei stated: U.S. threats have little impact on the countries of the region. The U.S. claims: Iran is the root cause of regional instability. Rezaei asserts: Security must be achieved from within the region, and foreign interference must be prevented. The U.S. maintains: The Mecca Agreement is a pillar of regional security. Rezaei notes: The three signatories to the Mecca Agreement are now sitting in Tehran, declaring that the solution lies in cooperation among the four nations. An alliance originally aimed at countering Iran has seen its three signatories fly to Tehran to declare that "U.S. threats are useless." This is not merely a "diplomatic rotation," it is tangible evidence of a strategic shift. And Tehran? Tehran did not ask them to come. Tehran simply kept its missiles flying. And so, they came of their own accord.