TEHRAN -- Iran’s Nour News on Sunday slammed a U.S.-led plan to form a so-called joint defense pact with the occupying regime of Israel and some regional Arab states, warning that a decisive response will await any threat against the country’s security.
In a tweet, the news analysis website, which is close to the country’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), said, “Creation of joint defense pact in the region by US with participation & hidden management of Zionists is a threatening act.”
“If the implementation of such plans threatens security
of #Iran in any way, it will face initial decisive response to the nearest & most accessible targets,” the news website added.
This came days after sources familiar with the matter revealed that the U.S. and the Zionist regime are seeking to lay the groundwork for the so-called security alliance with some regional Arab states to fight off what they call the threat from Iran.
Discussions on the plan are still at an early stage and have already met resistance from several Arab countries who refuse to do business with Israel, Reuters on Thursday quoted four sources as saying.
The report came ahead of a scheduled visit by U.S. President Joe Biden to Saudi Arabia and the Israeli-occupied territories later this week, with issues including Iranian air defense might as well as its advanced missile and drone capabilities top on the discussions.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kan’ani said on Saturday that an increased presence of the United States in the Middle East will only foment insecurity in the region and help further spread terrorist activities.
“Any measure to pave the way for the increased presence and role of the United States in regional security mechanism will have no other outcome but insecurity, instability, and spread of terrorism across the region,” he said.