Terrorist attacks in Iran and India will see the two nations team up against Pakistan (Image: GETTY)
Pakistan-based Islamist groups reportedly carried out attacks in Tehran and New Delhi in February suggesting the two nations could become allies. Last month, Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and both agreed “on close cooperation to combat terrorism in the region”. Chairman of Iran's parliamentary national security commission Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh warned Iran its unwillingness take action against terrorist groups might prompt Iran to heighten security forces with India.
Middle East expert Mahmoud Pargoo highlighted Pakistan’s plans to get closer with Saudi Arabia.
He wrote in Al-Monitor: “Pakistan — in pursuit of much-needed cash and in tandem with its Sunni ideology — has chosen to get closer to Saudi Arabia in areas that Iran perceives as strategic threats.
“Saudi oil company Aramco has agreed to build a multibillion-dollar refinery in Gwadar Port, about 105
