"Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi, a top military adviser to the Leader, on Tuesday proposed a coalition of “Iran, Iraq, Pakistan and other countries” against the United States in West Asia."
West Asia is the eastern tip of the Mediterranean sea. There is one nation there which is becoming increasing close, infact too close for comfort with Pakistan mortal enemy, India.
To keep an eye on this nation, and if need, create our own proxy against that nation, we must have presence in west Asia. If via Iran and Iraq we can get safe passage to west Asia, then so be it. I do not think, the GCC lot will allow us this level of ingress in west Asia, due to their very well known dependencies and liabilities with America.