{
  "id": 1382660,
  "title": "Trump praises Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan over joint defense agreement",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/trump-praises-saudi-arabia-turkey-and-pakistan-over-joint-defense",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T23:44:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
    "slug": "arutz-sheva-israel-national-news",
    "url": "https://www.israelnationalnews.com/flashes/691857"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "<p>US President Donald Trump on Sunday praised Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan for the joint defense agreement they recently signed.</p><p>\"Very happy to see that Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan have recently, and finally, signed the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement. It shows how the Middle East is coming together, and how Countries will finally be able to defend themselves in a more meaningful…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Trump hails ‘Big, Bold’ Mecca defence pact as Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan forge new security bloc",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/trump-hails-big-bold-mecca-defence-pact-as-saudi-arabia-turkey-and",
        "published": "2026-08-16T23:12:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "World News Updates: Trump cheers defense pact between Saudis, Turkey and Pakistan: ‘The Mideast is coming together’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/world-news-updates-trump-cheers-defense-pact-between-saudis-turkey",
        "published": "2026-08-16T23:26:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Trump hails Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan defence pact as ‘big, bold’ step",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/trump-hails-saudi-arabia-turkey-pakistan-defence-pact-as-big-bold-step",
        "published": "2026-08-17T00:42:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "Trump cheers defense pact between Saudis, Turkey and Pakistan: ‘The Mideast is coming together’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/trump-cheers-defense-pact-between-saudis-turkey-and-pakistan-the",
        "published": "2026-08-17T00:47:26.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}