Saudi Arabia Proposes Non-Aggression Pact with Iran and Middle East

Middle Eastern outlets describe the Saudi proposal as part of a wider regional effort, involving Qatar and others, to cool tensions with Iran and reduce the chance of open war. They present Gulf leaders as trying to shift from confrontation toward managed competition while keeping their own security concerns in view. Next steps are expected to involve quiet talks among Gulf capitals and Tehran over what the pact would cover and how it would relate to ongoing conflicts.

• •Saudi Arabia is using the non‑aggression proposal to anchor a broader Middle East de‑escalation process with Iran.
• •Qatar and Saudi Arabia are coordinating diplomatic efforts to ease regional tensions that involve Iran.
• •Gulf governments want written assurances that Iran will not attack their territory directly.
• •Regional leaders expect any pact with Iran to influence conflicts in Yemen, Syria, Iraq, and Lebanon where they back rival groups.
• •Middle Eastern governments see a non‑aggression pact as a way to reduce reliance on outside powers for their security.