The NATO-like defence pact marking a pivot point in the Middle East

A NATO-like defence pact signed by Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan has landed like a stone thrown into an already rippling Middle East pool.

A new analysis published by the Jerusalem Post suggests that Israel may seek to deepen its strategic partnership with India in response to a defense pact signed last week by Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan. Analysis: In retrospect, the seemingly out-of-the-blue Netanyahu-Modi phone call on Thursday looks more like an

A new defence pact between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey has raised questions in New Delhi over whether Islamabad could use the agreement to build wider security ties with Muslim-majority countries in India’s neighbourhood, analysts have said. The Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, signed on Friday, states that an arme

Analysis: The defence pact between Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan lays the foundation for a Middle Eastern security order less dependent on outside powers

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey signed a Nato-like defence agreement in Mecca as the United States’ war on Iran prompts countries in the region to rethink security arrangements. The Mecca Joint Defence Agreement stipulates that “any armed attack against any one of the three states shall be regarded as an attack again

Ties with Greece and Cyprus are also likely to benefit from the agreement, with Athens and Nicosia as concerned about an expanded Turkish footprint in the eastern Mediterranean as Jerusalem is.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said the new alliance was not directed against Iran or any other country, but rather served as a general pledge to support the three allies' security.

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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

Analysts say regional partners are seeking alternatives to supplement their security without discarding US support.

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey pledge mutual defense in the face of aggressive Iranian and Israeli operations.