Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan sign joint defense deal in shadow of Iran war

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Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan sign joint defense deal in shadow of Iran war
Pact links NATO member, nuclear state and host of Muslim holy sites; three Sunni countries say deal not directed at any particular country, but all are wary of Iran and Israel
 
RIYADH/KARACHI/ANKARA — Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey signed a joint defense agreement in Mecca on Friday, wedding Sunni Muslim US allies alarmed at a regional conflagration that has rained missile fire onto Gulf oil exporters.

Iran and its allies have been firing on Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states, and blockading their energy shipments, since the US and Israel attacked it on February 28 in a major escalation of years of regional tumult.

The agreement is intended to strengthen collective deterrence against any act of aggression and stipulates that an armed attack against any of the three would be regarded as an attack on all, they said in a joint statement.
 
While the statement did not give specifics on the commitments or obligations each had accepted under what it called the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement, it said the pact was aimed at strengthening their collective security and promoting peace, security and stability in the region and beyond.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/saudi-arabia-turkey-and-pakistan-sign-joint-defense-deal-in-shadow-of-iran-war/

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The "Mecca Joint Defence Agreement" is intended to strengthen collective deterrence against any act of aggression and stipulates that an armed attack against any of the three would be regarded as an attack on all, they said in a joint statement.

However, the statement did not give specifics on the commitments each ​had accepted and it was not clear how far their agreement would bind them to any particular military action in each other's defence.

Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz said the ​agreement was not aimed at any specific country. A Turkish official added that it was purely defensive and did not abrogate any existing agreements the ⁠countries had with other states.

"Three of the Muslim world's most influential states are convening at a moment of heightened uncertainty, demonstrating a growing willingness among regional and middle powers to coordinate ​more closely on security matters," said Abdulaziz Sager, chairman of the Gulf Research Center, a Saudi-based think tank.

"The trilateral framework could strengthen the three countries' collective diplomatic and defense weight while contributing to the emergence of a more regionally driven security architecture," Sager added.

Turkey has NATO's second-largest military. Saudi Arabia is home to Islam's holiest sites and one of the world's top oil exporters, while Pakistan is the only nuclear-armed Muslim country.


More:  https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/saudi-arabia-turkey-pakistan-sign-joint-defence-deal-amid-regional-turmoil-2026-08-07/

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