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2026-09-18 12:16:09
[Pakistan Urges Iran to Restrain Houthi Rebels; Mutual Defense Agreement Becomes Bargaining Chip] 1. Sources say Pakistani Army Chief of Staff Munir has urged Iran to find ways to restrain Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, citing the mutual defense agreement between Pakistan and Riyadh. Pakistani officials asked Iran to warn the Houthis against further escalation, noting that if Saudi Arabia invokes the mutual defense clause in the security agreement reached between the two countries last year, Pakistan might be forced to intervene to defend Saudi Arabia. 2. According to the Iranian news agency, Pakistani Field Marshal Munir traveled to Tehran last month to meet with Iranian President Pezechzian and other political leaders, and spoke by phone several times with Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi, most recently on Thursday. Two sources familiar with the recent conversations said Munir repeatedly asked Iranian leaders to help stop Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and its energy infrastructure, mentioning Islamabad's commitments to Saudi Arabia, but without issuing any specific threats.
