Pakistan says new defense pact with Saudi Arabia and Turkey is 'purely defensive' and open to others

The landmark Mecca Joint Defense Agreement was signed on Friday as the three countries seek to deepen security cooperation amid heightened tensions between the United States and Iran.

Pakistan’s foreign minister said Sunday a new defence agreement his country signed with Saudi Arabia and Turkey was not directed against any country and remained open to other nations in the region.

Pakistan says new defense pact with Saudi and Turkey is 'purely defensive' and open to others  Toronto Star

Pakistan's foreign minister says a new defense agreement his country signed with Saudi Arabia and Turkey is not directed against any country

Pakistan says new defense pact with Saudi and Turkey is 'purely defensive' and open to others  AP News

While Egypt has been floated as a candidate, analysts say Cairo may be wary of defence commitments.

A mutual defense pact between Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan could be expanded to include other regional states including Egypt, Turkey’s foreign minister said.

During an interview with Anadolu Agency on Saturday, Hakan Fidan said Saudi Arabia had no strategy to attack or eliminate Iran and instead wanted an end to the violence surrounding the Strait of Hormuz.

Saudi Arabia, the hardest-hit of all three countries, likely joined the pact so it would have more leverage and options as trust in Washington is waning in the region, Guzansky said.

The pact creates a framework for Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey to potentially form a defence industry.

A defence pact among Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan appears to be aimed at deterring Iran and Israel from tearing up the Middle East with their conflict amid Washington’s inability to guarantee regional security, observers say. Under the terms of the deal signed on Friday in Mecca by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin

Pak-Saudi-Turkiye defence pact open to any other country in region, 'purely defensive': DPM Dar  Dawn

The US State Department has notified Congress of a proposed transfer of US-made weapons from Turkey to Ukraine. Published in the Congressional Record on Aug. 6, the massive package includes 70 M39 ATACMS ballistic missiles, 12 M270 MLRS launchers, and thousands of cluster munitions. The transfer, handled by Turkish, Bu

Turkey says Egypt may join defense pact once technical matters sorted out  Haaretz

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed a joint defense agreement on Friday amid violence in the region from Houthi attacks and the US-Iran war. Riyadh is looking to strengthen its security ties against the backdrop of war between the US and Iran, which has drawn in surrounding nations an

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan clarified Saturday that the NATO-like agreement between Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan is not targeted at any particular country amid speculation that the pact was formed in response to the ongoing war in Iran. Fidan, in an interview with Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency conduct

ANKARA, Aug 8 (Reuters) - A defence pact signed between Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia is technically the same as NATO's Article 5 mutual defence agreement, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Saturday, adding the accord was not targeting Iran. Fidan also said Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan wanted to see

Ukraine buys 70 ATACMS missiles, other US weapons from Turkey in major defense package  The Kyiv Independent

Turkey, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia defence pact technically same as NATO's Article 5, Turkish minister says  Reuters

Turkey says Saudi-Pakistan defence pact mirrors NATO’s Article 5, Egypt could also join Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan says the new defence agreement between Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia is technically equivalent to NATO’s Article 5 mutual defence clause and does not target Iran. Fidan told Turkey’s An

Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey signed a historic joint defense pact, establishing their mutual support in case of an attack. Meanwhile, Iran said again that it is finalizing a deal to co-manage the Strait of Hormuz with Oman.

Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey signed a mutual defence pact on Friday that would treat any act of aggression on one of the three nations as an attack on all of them, the allies said in a joint statement. However, it did not specify if the agreement would bind them to any particular military action in each other's de

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 allian

‘Clinging to America’s lakeys will not bring them security,’ Iran says in message to Saudi rulers

Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement on 7 August 2026, committing each to treat an armed attack on any one of them as an attack on all three. Only a summary joint statement has been published — the treaty text, its duration and any command or basing arrangements remain unpublished

Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey signed the 'Mecca Joint Defence Agreement' in Mecca on Friday.Iranian foreign minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has welcomed the new defence agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey, calling for greater solidarity among Muslim-majority countries. He also urged them to rely on th

Riyadh is looking to strengthen its security ties against the backdrop of war between the U.S. and Iran, which has drawn in surrounding nations and disrupted shipping.

Pakistan's foreign ministry said the pact means an attack on any member would be regarded as an attack on all, adding it is ‘intended to strengthen collective deterrence’

Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey announced Friday they signed a landmark joint defense pact in Mecca, declaring that an attack on one would be treated as an attack on all.

Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan's new NATO-style pact raises the stakes for any future attack linked to the Iran war.

The leaders of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey have signed a defence pact aimed at stronger security ties between the three countries.

Officials from Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan signed a new defense pact Friday, setting new stakes for conflict in the Middle East.

State of the Union: Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said the agreement “stipulates that any armed attack against any one of the three states shall be regarded as an attack against them all.”

The mutual defence aspect of the deal resembles Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty, the basis for the Nato alliance.

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

Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan have signed a defence agreement that would treat an attack on one as an attack on all three, officials said, solidifying cooperation between the three regional powers at a time of growing security concerns.The agreement was signed in the Saudi holy city of Mecca on Friday by Saudi Crow

Amid a regional war between the US and Iran and Houthi attacks from Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed a joint defense accord, which claims to promote 'collective security' and 'peace, security and stability in the region.'

Amid a regional war between the US and Iran and Houthi attacks from Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed a joint defense accord, which claims to promote 'collective security' and 'peace, security and stability in the region.'

Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan have signed a joint defence agreement, against the backdrop of war between the US and Iran.

Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan Sign Defense Pact  WSJ

Pakistan says an attack on any of the three will amount to an attack against all, amid conflict in the Middle East.

The pact stipulates that an “armed attack against any one of the three states shall be regarded as an attack against them all.”

The agreement between the three Sunni Muslim-majority states brings together oil-rich Saudi Arabia and nuclear power Pakistan as well as Turkey, which has NATO’s second-largest army and a rapidly growing defence industry. It would increase cooperation and deterrence at a time of increased regional uncertainty and threa

The deal stipulates that an armed attack on either of the three countries will be regarded as an attack against them all.

The deal brings together Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey, which has NATO's second-largest army and a rapidly expanding defence industry.

PAKISTAN, Turkey and Saudi Arabia signed a military agreement on Friday, Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said. The deal deepens co-operation between the three regional powers at a time of growing security tensions. The agreement was signed in the Saudi holy city of Mecca during a meeting between Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed

The agreement treats an attack on any of the three countries as an attack on all. Saudi Arabia has recently faced drone and missile strikes that it has blamed on Iran’s allies in Yemen and Iraq.

Three allies seek to deepen regional security co-operation to deal with wars and instability

Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey sign joint defence pact  thenationalnews.com

Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan signed a joint defense deal. According to the agreement, an armed attack on any one of the three countries will be regarded as an attack against all of them. Follow DW for the latest.

The three nations share growing concerns over Iran and Israel, as U.S. struggles to contain regional threats

Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan will sign a joint defence agreement on Friday, regional sources with direct knowledge of the matter said, at a time of regional turmoil with Gulf states coming under fire from Iran after it was attacked by the U.S. and Israel.

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will meet in Jeddah to formalise a joint agreement. The landmark pact aims to strengthen regional security ties following escalations from the US-Iran conflict.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Jeddah