Turkiye lays out plans for defence pact with Pakistan, Saudi Arabia

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Turkey, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia have signed the 'Mecca Joint Defence Agreement' as Sunni Muslim U.S. allies responding to regional instability caused by Iranian missile attacks on Gulf oil exporters. This pact aims at strengthening defense cooperation amid escalating regional tensions.

The three Sunni Muslim U.S. allies, alarmed by a regional conflagration that has brought Iranian missile fire onto Gulf oil exporters, signed the “Mecca Joint Defence Agreement” on August 7