Iranian Ambassador Reza Amiri Moghadam stated that his country remains open to negotiations with the United States through a Pakistan-brokered deal. During a seminar in Islamabad, the ambassador revealed that Iran had recently communicated its readiness to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to Pakistan, contingent upon Washington lifting its naval blockade.
Moghadam noted that Iranian officials had discussed this proposal during recent visits to Tehran by Pakistan’s army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir. However, the ambassador accused U.S. President Donald Trump of rejecting the offer by insisting that the blockade of Iranian ports would remain in place.
The ambassador also addressed the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement, which involves Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey. He indicated that Tehran plans to evaluate the accord, which was established following renewed attacks by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen on Saudi Arabia, before determining whether to support it. "We will study the Mecca Agreement, and if it is good, we will support it," Moghadam said, describing the pact as a potential instrument for regional unity.
Signatories to the agreement have stated that it is intended to strengthen collective deterrence and expand defense cooperation. Turkey has already submitted the document to its parliament for ratification. Officials from both Turkey and Pakistan have emphasized that the agreement is strictly defensive in nature and is not directed at Iran or any other nation. Furthermore, Turkey has ruled out deploying troops to Yemen to engage the Houthis, while Pakistan has maintained that its own involvement in the agreement would be strictly defensive.
