Pakistan has conveyed to Iran that any Houthi missile attacks on Saudi Arabia would be regarded as attacks on Pakistan itself, according to a Reuters report citing senior Pakistani officials, as regional tensions continue to rise amid the ongoing US-Iran conflict.
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A Pakistani official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Reuters that the country’s top civilian and military leadership had communicated Islamabad’s position directly to Tehran at the highest level.
“Our top civil and military leaders have conveyed to Iran that attacks on Saudi Arabia are attacks on Pakistan. It is our red line,” the official said.
The development comes after Yemen’s Houthi movement launched missiles toward Saudi Arabia earlier this week, accusing the Kingdom of carrying out air strikes on an airport under Houthi control. Although the incident ended a four-year cross-border truce, officials say the escalation has so far remained limited.
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia signed a mutual defence agreement last year under which both countries agreed to treat aggression against either state as an attack on both. According to Reuters, Pakistani troops are also deployed near Saudi Arabia’s border with Yemen, increasing Islamabad’s direct exposure to any escalation.
Officials and analysts said Pakistan remains concerned that a wider conflict could threaten shipping through the Red Sea and disrupt vital energy supply routes, particularly after recent instability around the Strait of Hormuz affected Pakistan’s fuel imports.
Despite growing frustration over the deteriorating security situation, Pakistani officials stressed that Islamabad remains committed to its diplomatic efforts to reduce tensions between the United States and Iran. Analysts noted that Pakistan has invested significant political capital in mediation and continues to support a negotiated settlement.
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However, officials acknowledged that if Houthi attacks inside Saudi Arabia expand further and Riyadh requests assistance under the defence agreement, Pakistan would stand by its treaty commitments while continuing to advocate for a peaceful resolution to the regional crisis.