🇮🇷⚡️ — Mehdi Rahimi, Head of Iran's Parliament's official news agency Khaneh Mellat, claims in an interview with Al-Mayadeen that Iran has received an invitation to join the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Türkiye.

Rahimi also praised perceived efforts by states in West Asia to create a regional security umbrella, adding that Iran has long sought such an initiative.