{
  "id": 10880360,
  "title": "Baptism of Houthi fire for Mecca mutual defense pact",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/baptism-of-houthi-fire-for-mecca-mutual-defense-pact",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T06:22:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Asia Times",
    "slug": "asia-times",
    "url": "https://asiatimes.com/2026/09/baptism-of-houthi-fire-for-mecca-mutual-defense-pact/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "When Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan agreed to a mutual defense pact in August, it was principally seen as a political commitment. The “Mecca alliance,” as it was dubbed, stipulated that an armed attack on one would be treated as an attack on all three, accompanied by deeper military cooperation. That pact is no longer […] The post Baptism of Houthi fire for Mecca mutual defense pact appeared…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}