Saudi Arabia turns to Muslim military heavyweights in landmark defense pact as Iran war closes in

AI Summary

Saudi Arabia has signed a mutual defense pact with Pakistan and Turkey, forming a collective security alliance as tensions with Iran escalate. The agreement aims to consolidate regional defense cooperation and deter potential aggression.

Saudi Arabia has drawn two of the Muslim world’s most formidable military powers into its defense as the Iran war moves closer to the kingdom. Pakistan and Turkey signed a NATO-style mutual defense pact with Saudi Arabia in Mecca on Friday, consolidating their longstanding security ties into a collective-defense alliance that stipulates an attack against … The post Saudi Arabia turns to Muslim military heavyweights in landmark defense pact as Iran war closes in appeared first on Egypt Independent.