Pakistan's army chief urged Iran to restrain Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and cited Islamabad's mutual-defence agreement with Riyadh, people familiar with the matter said. Pakistani officials asked Iran to warn the Houthis against further escalation and said Pakistan could be compelled to defend Saudi Arabia if Riyadh invokes the mutual-defence clause in last year's security pact. Iran's news agency reported that Pakistan's de facto leader, Army Marshal Munir, visited Tehran last month, met Pr

Pakistan's army chief urged Iran to restrain Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and cited Islamabad's mutual-defence agreement with Riyadh, people familiar with the matter said. Pakistani officials asked Iran to warn the Houthis against further escalation and said Pakistan could be compelled to defend Saudi Arabia if Riyadh invokes the mutual-defence clause in last year's security pact. Iran's news agency reported that Pakistan's de facto leader, Army Marshal Munir, visited Tehran last month, met President Pezeshkian and other leaders, and held multiple calls with Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, most recently on Thursday. Sources familiar with recent talks said Munir repeatedly requested Iranian help to stop Houthi strikes on Saudi targets and energy infrastructure and referenced Islamabad's commitments to Riyadh, but did not issue specific threats.