Iran decided to strangle the 'Muslim NATO' before its birth

Turkish analysts believe that Iran is using the Houthi offensive to test the readiness of Turkey and Pakistan to defend Saudi Arabia, aiming to disrupt the formation of a new defense alliance — the 'Mecca Alliance,' which is called a prototype of the 'Muslim NATO.'

The Turkish publication Türkiye Gazetesi, citing interviewed analysts, puts forward the version that Iran is using the Houthi offensive to test the new defense alliance of Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan, known as the 'Mecca Alliance' and called a prototype of the 'Muslim NATO.' According to analysts, Tehran seeks to assess how far Turkey and Pakistan are willing to go to protect Saudi Arabia and to exploit the gap between political declarations and real military actions. Turkish analyst Mustafa Özcan believes that Iran's ultimate goal is to prevent the new alliance from turning into a full-fledged regional force. The situation presents partners with a dilemma: limit themselves to diplomacy, which would show the alliance's weakness, or intervene directly, risking an expansion of the conflict. It is noted that the comparison with NATO is still a political definition, not a description of a comparable military structure.

Iran decided to strangle the 'Muslim NATO' before its birth