US backs 'Islamic Nato': Trump calls Saudi-Turkey-Pak pact 'big, bold step'

Trump hails Mecca Agreement as "big and bold step"US President Donald Trump on Sunday threw his weight behind the newly signed Mecca Joint Defence Agreement between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan, calling it a “big, bold, and important first step”.The pact, signed on August 7, has brought the three major Islamic nat

US President Donald Trump said Sunday he was pleased by the recent signing of a defense pact between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan

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

Emirati academic's barbed tweet on Pakistan exposes UAE unease over Mecca pact MEE staff on Sun, 08/16/2026 - 06:02 Disparaging remarks by Abdulkhaleq Abdulla, a former aide to UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed, on Pakistan's ‘poverty, illiteracy’ and nuclear arsenal spark online backlash.

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