Mutual defence: The alliances that preceded Turkiye-Pakistan-Saudi pact

The pact says an armed ⁠⁠attack on any one of the ⁠⁠three countries would be ⁠⁠regarded as an ⁠⁠attack against them all.

At a press conference on Thursday, FM Abdelatty said Cairo was studying the possibility of joining the security pact with Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan

The trilateral deal signed last week stipulates that an attack on any of the three states will be treated as an attack on all.

BySETH J. FRANTZMANAUGUST 14, 2026 05:26A new deal this week between Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan illustrates how the Middle East’s regional powers are working together.This has raised some eye brows about the ramifications of the deal, because these countries are all key US partners in the region. Turkey is a NAT

'Agility vs depth': How the Mecca pact stacks up against the UAE-Israel alliance This summer, a senior UAE diplomat, Lanna Nusseibeh, held consultations with a US ally in Europe. The meeting was unremarkable but informative because of the impression the European country's officials walked away with. “The UAE is t

The pact points to a more multipolar Middle Eastern security order, one in which Washington is no longer the unquestioned center of Gulf security.

Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan will hold joint exercises under a military pact signed between the regional powers, Türkiye's defence ministry says.

This comes after the Sunni Muslim US allies signed the “Mecca Joint Defence Agreement” on Aug 7.

Turkey lays out plans for defence pact with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia  reuters.com

Pakistan, Turkiye, Saudi Arabia will form political, military mechanisms to coordinate under defence pact, Ankara says  Dawn

The security pact signed on Friday by three of the world’s most powerful Muslim nations with a vow to enhance collective deterrence remains far from what many are calling an Islamic Nato, according to experts. The Mecca Joint Defence Agreement between Saudi Arabia, the Persian Gulf’s top oil exporter, Nato member Turke

Turkiye, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia will form political, military mechanisms to coordinate under defense pact, Ankara says  Arab News

The pact signed on August 7 in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, shifts regional balances to New Delhi's disadvantage by strengthening Islamabad, its longtime rival.

The pact signed on August 7 in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, shifts regional balances to New Delhi's disadvantage by strengthening Islamabad, its longtime rival.

The mutual defense agreement gives Islamabad a boost in the Middle East, with mixed results closer to home.

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“India remains fully committed to safeguarding its national interests and will take all necessary measures in this regard,” says MEA spokesperson