The post-American Middle East is beginning to take shape
The pact between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkiye is yet another step towards a new regional security architecture.
Turkey, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia have inked a mutual defense pact, according to a meeting in Saudi Arabia on June 22, 2022, involving Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. The agreement states that an armed attack on any one of the three nations shall be treated as an attack on all three.
This move comes as Saudi Arabia seeks to expand its defense alliances amid ongoing attacks on its critical infrastructure and oil facilities. Meanwhile, the Iran-backed Houthi rebels have intensified their assaults on Saudi-linked entities. On Friday, the Houthis targeted Marib province in eastern Yemen, causing unspecified casualties, while on Thursday, they struck the Najran region in southwestern Saudi Arabia near the Yemeni border. The Saudi-led Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen confirmed the latter attack.
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