The Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, Major General Mohsen Razai: The steadfastness of the Iranian people thwarted all Western calculations and their efforts to establish alternative alliances in the region, and proved that it is not possible to establish a security structure in West Asia without Iran's presence and its central role. During recent meetings with Iranian officials, authorities from regional countries discussed future arrangements and adopted strong positions against Israel. Officials from Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan specifically warned against the Israeli regimes intention to expand the scope of its aggression to other Muslim countries.