Trump welcomes defence pact between Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan

U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday he was pleased Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan have taken a “BIG, BOLD, IMPORTANT FIRST STEP” by entering a defence agreement together.

Trump hails Saudi-Turkiye-Pakistan defence pact US President Trump said in a post on Truth Social that he is "Very happy to see that Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan have recently, and finally, signed the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement." He said the deal “shows how the Middle East is coming together, and how Cou

The significance of the Mecca pact will depend less on the language of the agreement than on its implementation.

The agreement between Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan may herald a new Middle East.

Analysis • U.S. expected to press Israel to de-escalate as Trump pursues Middle East wins  Haaretz

Turkish president tells Al Jazeera that the recently signed agreement is open to new members as he pledges continued support.

The expansion of strategic ambitions by Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and the UAE into Africa show just how quickly global forces are shifting.

PM Shehbaz briefs President Zardari on Pak-Saudi-Turkiye defence pact  dawn.com

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

Increasingly dragged into a war it did not choose, Saudi Arabia is building regional defensive alliances that it hopes will keep its enemies at bay and help it respond more robustly to attacks by Iran and its network of regional allies.

Riyadh may not afford to fully align its security commitments under the Mecca pact in a way that undermines its relationship with New Delhi.

When Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif signed the Mecca defence agreement, they executed a structural overhaul of the Middle East’s security architecture. The pact codifies a defence commitment, where an armed attack on one is tre

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

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

ANKARA, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan will group senior ministers, hold joint exercises and deepen defence industry cooperation under a military pact signed between the regional powers last week, Turkey's defence ministry said on Thursday.

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