Saudi Arabia turns to Muslim military heavyweights in landmark defense pact as Iran war closes in
The treaty signed in Mecca on Friday therefore serves as a warning to Tehran: another major attack on Saudi Arabia could invoke the pact, draw Pakistan and Turkey into the conflict and dramatically widen the war.
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.
Reaction emerging from Tehran indicated their dissatisfaction toward the agreement, as a senior Iranian official warned that it will not guarantee Saudi Arabia’s security.
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