Iran war opens door to regional realignment

Speakers at a seminar on "impact and significance of Tehran Muslim Unity Conference" agreed that the Iran War has provided an opportunity for regional countries to reshape the region without foreign interference.

The International Parliamentarians Congress (IPC) organised a seminar on the landmark Tehran Muslim Unity Conference in which there was a lively and candid discussion on the impact and consequences of the October 21 meeting in Tehran with the Makkah Defence Alliance on the initiative of Pakistan.

In his opening remarks, Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed said that "we are living in an era of transformation, turbulence and transition" and he said that the "division and decline of the West together with the rise of China and the emergence of Muslim Middle Powers were new global realities".

Among Muslim Middle Powers, he listed Pakistan, Turkey, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Indonesia and said these countries had a broad consensus that the main threat to the Muslim world came from Israel and hence there was a need for strong Muslim unity.

Referring to Pakistan's pivotal role and the recent developments, Senator Mushahid Hussain quoted the Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, who in his press conference in Cairo on 19 December 1946, had said that the "creation of Pakistan would be a source of strength for the Muslims of the Middle East", in other words, the Founder of Pakistan had linked Pakistan's role and destiny even before the creation of Pakistan with the Muslim World, which had now turned into a reality.