Al Jazeera quoted Nawaf Obaid, a senior fellow at King's College London, as saying that the US has no intention of re-engaging in a war with Iran unless there is a "miscalculation" by either Iran or Israel. Obaid noted that the "Mecca Alliance" talks held in Tehran by senior officials from Iran, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan were a positive development, helping to establish a "post-American security framework" in the Middle East and mitigate future threats, including potential attacks by the US and Israel.