Saudi Arabia, Turkey & Pakistan sign NATO-style defense pact

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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 alliance that stipulates an attack against any of them “shall be regarded as attack on them all.” That commitment could draw Pakistan and Turkey into a war they have carefully kept at arm’s length. A senior Iranian official warned the pact will not guarantee Saudi Arabia’s security. 0:00 Saudi Arabia, Pakistan & Turkey sign defense pact in Mecca 0:40 Yasmine Farouk of the International Crisis Group examines the latest on the Iran-Oman talks 1:32 Farouk reacts to new NATO-style defense pact 2:32 What happened after the Saudi-Iran pact of 2025 4:12 An additional layer of defense for Saudi Arabia, not just the US 5:29 All these countries continue to prioritize their strategic re

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