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Pakistan was offered $10 billion financial aid from Saudi Arabia - Tehran Times

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By Hassan Hanizadeh

Many political analysts have described the Pakistani government’s rejection of a call by Riyadh to dispatch troops to Saudi Arabia, in line with the kingdom’s efforts to crush the Yemeni people, as the last nail on the Saudi regime’s coffin.

Saudi Arabia, which initiated its aggression against Yemen’s Houthis solely on religious motivations, has been trying to create a mass Islamic-Arab front against them and conducted long discussions with officials from Egypt, Sudan, Jordan, Indonesia, Turkey, and Pakistan in this regard.

To participate in the offensive, Egypt asked Saudis a massive financial aid, a requested that was rejected by Riyadh as the sum proposed by Egypt was too much.

Indonesia and Sudan also refrained from participating in the coalition while Turkey also revised its policy concerning dispatching troops to Saudi Arabia after a recent trip by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Tehran.

Negotiations between Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his Turkish counterpart helped Turkey realize the dangerous consequences of a military intervention alongside Saudi troops; therefore, Turkish troops were never dispatched to Saudi Arabia.

Moreover, Pakistan, which was initially offered to receive a $10 billion financial aid from Saudi Arabia, revised its decision after a trip by Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to Islamabad.

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who holds amicable ties with Saudi Arabia, also threw the ball into the court of the parliament. The parliament then drafted a bill, forbidding Islamabad to send troops to Saudi Arabia to help it crack down on the Yemeni people.

Diplomatically thus, the Saudi regime faced a heavy defeat, which was the fruit of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s dynamic and successful policy.

Although the Saudi regime had previously faced yet another political defeat regarding the nuclear negotiations between Iran and the 5+1 group of major world powers, its latest defeat brought it military failure in Yemen as well.

In the course of talks between Iran and the 5+1 group, the Saudi regime formed an Arab-Hebrew front to sabotage the negotiations. Its plot, however, failed thanks to Iran’s successful diplomacy.

For the first three weeks after the start of the Yemeni crisis, Saudi Arabia tried to exterminate the Yemeni Ansarullah movement through airstrikes in close coordination with Israel. The airstrikes; nevertheless, victimized Yemeni children and women more than damaging the Ansarullah movement.

Saudi Arabia, which had deployed six infantry and armored divisions to the Yemeni borders, had awaited the entry of Turkish, Egyptian, and Pakistani troops for a final assault on the Yemeni soil. However, due to the collapse of the envisioned Islamic-Arab coalition against Yemen, it could not enter the Yemeni soil on its own and faced a total defeat. Saudi troops are still stationed along the Yemeni border for their fear of engaging into a guerilla war with Yemen’s Ansarullah revolutionaries.

Therefore, regional military and political experts hold the idea that the Saudi regime has faced a grave defeat in the Yemeni crisis both politically and militarily. Besides, the regime’s airstrikes against the innocent civilians of Yemen has added to the global resentment of the regime.

tehran times : Saudis’ political and military defeat in Yemen
 
Now Iran and Saudi Arabia should be brought closer. Its no one's defeat and no one's victory. I dont like Tehran Times characterization of it being a Saudi defeat.

They way things are and the way there has been consistent finger pointing toward Iran, if good sense prevails, both Iran and Saudi Arabia should be brought to negotiating table to quash misgivings. Or else this war and others going in Middle East are a quagmire and the region is becoming a powder keg.
 
Lolllll... Iran's FM convinced Pak to revise its decision...loll.... Pak has from day one, stated tht we wont go to war, but will defend KSA.... If any decision can be revised, tht will be to be a part of coalition..but i dont even see tht coming.... Pakistan PM just recently in his policy statement publically embarrased Iran by publically stating...tht .i have asked Iran to use its influence over houthis to come to the negotiating table...indirectly confirming KSA position tht it is indeed Iran which is backing Houthis and creating trouble.... So Iran, ur efforts to create misunderstandings between Pak and KSA by embarrassing KSA wont succeed...
 
Lolllll... Iran's FM convinced Pak to revise its decision...loll.... Pak has from day one, stated tht we wont go to war, but will defend KSA.... If any decision can be revised, tht will be to be a part of coalition..but i dont even see tht coming.... Pakistan PM just recently in his policy statement publically embarrased Iran by publically stating...tht .i have asked Iran to use its influence over houthis to come to the negotiating table...indirectly confirming KSA position tht it is indeed Iran which is backing Houthis and creating trouble.... So Iran, ur efforts to create misunderstandings between Pak and KSA by embarrassing KSA wont succeed...

This is why Pakistan backing out (in spite of every problem associated with interference) is a catastrophe. Diplomatically, you are now seen as a friend of Iran, even among the Islamic countries that you were once so close with.
 
This is why Pakistan backing out (in spite of every problem associated with interference) is a catastrophe. Diplomatically, you are now seen as a friend of Iran, even among the Islamic countries that you were once so close with.

Thank you Mr. Wise for a great observation and advice.

Diplomatically we are friends of Iran as well as Arab nations. These Arabs have no experience of war and they will achieve nothing from this. They need ground troops. As the confrontation progresses, it becomes a bigger defeat for these Arab countries. They have ZERO experience of urban warfare.

Pakistan stand is correct and if its govt claims its democratically elected, it should heed public opinion.

For Arabs, this war is already a failure, a defeat. Pakistani military delegation told them so a couple of weeks ago.

Decisions taken in fear always backfire.
 
Not enough, $20 billion over 3 years and we have a deal.
 
It seems their is no much difference in iran and saudi arabia in respect to idioticity.Both r fighting for infulence in Muslim lands and for that they r ready to kill every Muslim.So i short they will fight for infulence to the last Muslim.Day will come when iran infulenced states will crumble like saudies.But both these idiots dont understand that Pakistan love both iran and saudi arabia and we dont want them to fight with each other and kill Muslims.People in iran who think that they will attack saudi arabia r living in a fool paradise,Pakistan will give unbareable respone on that foolishness.Pakistanies hope that both these countries respect each other as Muslim brothers.
 
how about 10% stake in saudi oil profits annually for next 25 years.....till then Saudi can access Pak military assets including the Nukes....!
 
I don't think Tehran times realizes that any backed militant that posses threat to Saudi Arabia in Saudi Arabia will have to meet Pakistan. That being said, Pakistan is refusing to get involved in ME, but not when it comes to Saudi Arabia. Even though, UAE might have been disappointed with Pakistan going with the stand of neutrality in ME, but if they think with calm head, the sectarian policy Arab nations invested can come back to taunt them eventually. Unlike ME, Pakistan army will be there to protect Saudi Arabia in Saudi Arabia. I hope KSA realizes and calm down regarding the neutrality of Pakistan on yemen. It is not worth the risk for KSA to undermine the decades-long ally over sectarian agenda.

Iran might not get the similar treatment from Pakistan if Iran is attacked. So, UAE, Kuwait or GCC needs to clam down rather than making another enemy out of Pakistan.
 
along with this If saudi offer some 1 billion dollar to parliament member then the decision may different .
 
PAKISTAN will take $50 Billion to destroy Israel.........;) :smitten::pakistan:

Israel or Iran? Given the hatred KSA has for Iran and diplomatic relation for Israel, you can bet on Iran for sure. But Pakistan has no animosity towards Israel, so why lock horn with Israel. Stupid post, no offense!

Making enemy out of nothing is KSA-Iran's job, not the rest of world including Pakistan.
 

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