Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey sign defense deal, raising some alarm in the Middle East

Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey have signed a joint defense agreement. The pact, which was signed in Mecca, stipulates that an armed attack on any one of the three countries will be treated as an attack on all.

The agreement comes as Saudi Arabia faces increasing pressure in the region, including an escalating conflict and repeated attacks on its critical infrastructure. The Houthis, a Yemeni group, have recently fired ballistic missiles at a Saudi oil tanker off the coast of Yanbu, a major Saudi port city.

The new defense deal may raise alarm bells for some nations in the Middle East, with concerns about the potential implications for regional security. According to CBS News, the agreement may have significant implications for the region, although details of the pact are not specified in the reports.

Brief written by urgent.news from CBS News, Jerusalem Post, New Voice of Ukraine, Middle East Eye, France 24 — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — read the original for the full account.