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sentences that state something as happening or true
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3 of 20 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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THE fact that high officials from the Makkah defence pact partner states — Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye — were in Tehran on Monday made global headlines, and with good reason.
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officials → make → reason
At a time when the clouds of war are once again hovering over the Gulf, the meeting sent a strong message that regional states with often competing agendas can come together and discuss their issues at the negotiating table.
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states → hover → table
The event was also significant as the Makkah alliance has been seen as an alternative defence arrangement vis-à-vis Iran’s ‘Axis of Resistance’.
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alliance → see → Resistance
Pakistan was represented by the chief of defence forces, while significantly, Saudi Arabia sent its defence minister, a brother of the crown prince.
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Arabia → represent → prince
This shows that Riyadh accorded the highest priority to the meeting.
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Riyadh → show → meeting
The official Iranian readout said the participants pledged to “continue the dialogue … for peace and security in the region.”
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participants → say → region
The event is also further proof of Pakistan’s constructive efforts in the diplomatic arena, as the meet-up was held after the CDF — who was in Tehran last week — suggested it.
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who → hold → it
All regional states are wary of possible fresh US/Israeli attacks on Iran, and the Tehran meeting must be seen in this framework.
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meeting → see → framework
Moreover, Saudi Arabia has likely reached out to Iran to get the Islamic Republic to use its connections with Yemen’s Houthi Ansarallah group to stop its attacks on the kingdom.
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Republic → reach → kingdom
Riyadh is also concerned about Iranian retaliation in the face of a renewed Israeli and American attack.
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Riyadh → renew → attack
Perhaps Yemen can be the first area for the Makkah pact allies and Iran to discuss.
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allies → discuss → ?
A fresh push for peace should be made that envisages an immediate ceasefire supplemented by an end to Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, and a lifting of the Saudi-led blockade on Houthi-held areas in Yemen.
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that → make → Yemen
Both Saudi Arabia and Iran, as well as other regional powers, should advocate a negotiated settlement to the Yemeni civil war.
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Arabia → advocate → war
Beyond Yemen, the fact that the US and Israel are preparing for fresh aggression against Iran could spoil efforts for a regional entente.
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US → prepare → entente
This is why all participants of the Tehran meeting must clearly say that they oppose attacks on Iran or any other regional state.
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they → say → Iran
Iran and the Makkah pact states should also pledge not to let external actors use their soil to launch aggression against each other.
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actors → pledge → other
In fact, while inviting Iran to join the Makkah alliance may not be practical at this juncture, regional states can at least agree to a common non-aggression framework.
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states → invite → framework
That would send a powerful message to external actors that seek to destabilise the region.
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that → send → region
States of the region are making sincere efforts to prevent a return to war.
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States → make → war
It is time Washington and Tel Aviv read the writing on the wall and abandoned their destructive plans.
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Washington → read → plans
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