Iran-Pakistan Relations within the Framework of Regional Competition
Iran-Pakistan Relations within the Framework of Regional Competition The inauguration of the Trump administration in January 2017 has begun to affect geopolitics of Middle East. Unlike his predecessor, Obama, who advised the regional countries to reconcile with Iran, President Trump believes that Iran, a state sponsor of terrorism, have hands in every problem in the region. In order to contain Iranian threat in Trump administration has tended to improve partnership with conventional American allies in the region. These developments have energized the Saudi Arabian campaign against Iran. Recently, Prince Mohammed B. Salman, then Deputy Crown Prince and Defense Minister stated in a TV interview on May 2: "We are a primary target for the Iranian regime. We won’t wait for the battle to be in Saudi Arabia. Instead, we’ll work so that the battle is for them in Iran.” He argued that there is no room for dialogue with the Iranian regime. Iran heavily reacted to the st...