Which country is the new Mecca defense pact targeting?

Observers suggest the new alliance between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan won't result in any of the countries fighting for each other. Instead it's about preventing Iran and Israel from regional dominance, they say.

China, India and Pakistan’s dangerous nuclear triangle just became more complicated

The China-India-Pakistan triangle has never been short on danger, but Islamabad’s new defensive alliance has added another variable to an already volatile situation. Last week, Pakistan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia signed a pact in Mecca in which they agreed to treat an armed attack on one as an attack on all. The three governments have described it as defensive and not directed at any particular state. Analysts said its main significance for India lay less in whether it would be invoked, but in ...

By Khushboo Razdan

For India, the Mecca pact is a setback. For China, it's a warning

A new defense pact between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey has been signed. This agreement is seen as a setback for India's regional interests. China may benefit commercially from increased weapon system access. However, the pact could also reduce US military focus in West Asia. This shift might allow greater US attention on China's growing influence.

By INDRAJEET RAI

Iran says ‘Muslim Nato’ pact reflects retreat from US security umbrella

Tehran has played down concerns over a new mutual defence pact between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan, while portraying the agreement as evidence of declining regional reliance on the United States.

By RFI

'3 Flags, 1 Heart': Pak Anthem For Saudi-Turkey Defence Pact Sparks Ridicule

Days after the three countries signed the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, Pakistan's military media wing released a seven-minute music video celebrating what it presented as a powerful new alliance.

PM Shehbaz addresses federal cabinet on Makkah defence pact

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is currently addressing a federal cabinet meeting, where he is speaking about the recently signed Makkah Joint Defence Agreement. At the outset of his address, the premier recalled that he, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed the pact in Makkah on Friday. He noted that while Pakistan and Saudi Arabia had already entered a mutual defence agreement in September 2025, Islamabad and Ankara also had “arrangements fo...

By none@none.com (News Desk)

'A paper tiger': Iran sees Saudi, Turkey, Pakistan defense pact as a major win, expert tells 'Post'

“Saudi Arabia has not taken any action against any of the aggressors attacking its territory, meaning Iran, the Houthis and the militias in Iraq. They have not done anything about it.”

Makkah Defence Agreement extension of Pak-Saudi bilateral defence pact: PM Shehbaz

Says the agreement 'entirely for defensive purposes', stressing that it is not intended for aggression

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