Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Officials from Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan signed a new defense pact on Friday, setting new stakes for conflict in the Middle East.

Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed a joint defense deal. According to the agreement, an armed attack on any one of the three countries will be regarded as an attack against all of them. Follow DW for the latest.

Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey signed a mutual defence pact on Friday that would treat any act of aggression on one of the three nations as an attack on all of them, the allies said in a joint statement.…

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye signed the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement in Mecca on Friday. The pact deepens collective security cooperation amid rising tensions across West Asia.

As regional security tensions continue to mount amid the protracted conflict between Iran and the US, the leaders of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey came together on August 7 to sign a joint defense agreement in order to "strengthen collective deterrence against any act of aggression."

Pact links NATO member, nuclear state and host of Muslim holy sites; three Sunni countries say deal not directed at any particular country, but all are wary of Iran and Israel

Pact links NATO member, nuclear state and host of Muslim holy sites; three Sunni countries say deal not directed at any particular country, but all are wary of Iran and Israel

Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan sign a joint defence deal amid regional turmoil, cementing a grouping of Sunni Muslim powers. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan formalised a trilateral defence pact in Mecca, uniting major Muslim powers amid the Middle East’s worst security crisis.

The pact follows nearly a year of negotiations as the war exposes Gulf states’ security vulnerabilities. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The mutual defence aspect of the deal resembles Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty, the basis for the Nato alliance.

Saudi Arabia and Pakistan expanded their mutual defense agreement on Friday by signing a new trilateral pact with Turkey, deepening the regional security partnership as the war in the Middle East cont

The deal brings together oil-rich Saudi Arabia and nuclear-powered Pakistan as well as Turkey, which has NATO's second-largest army and a rapidly growing defence industry.

Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey have signed a joint defence agreement on Friday, aimed at strengthening the regional alliance against the act of aggression. The announcement of defence alliance...

Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan have signed a defense agreement, deepening cooperation amid growing security concerns.

Saudi Arabia and Pakistan expanded their mutual defense agreement on Friday by signing a new trilateral pact with Turkey, deepening the regional security partnership as the war in the Middle East cont

Pakistan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia, the three Sunni-majority powers, have signed a NATO-like defence agreement in Mecca. The agreement, called the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement and signed in Saudi Arabia, aims to establish a collective security and defence mechanism among the three countries.

Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan are set to sign a joint defence agreement in Jeddah, with the deal under negotiation since last year, marking a significant new trilateral framework amid a deepening regional crisis following the Israeli-US strikes on Iran. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President Erdogan and Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif are […]

The agreement stipulates that an armed attack against any of the three would be regarded as an attack on all.

Pakistan, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia have signed a mutual defense agreement.

Pact termed the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement.States to enhance all aspects of defence cooperation.Agreement comes amid tensions due to US-Iran war.Amid rising tensions in the Middle East, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye on...

Pakistan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia have signed a mutual defence agreement, under which an armed attack on any one of the three countries will be treated as an attack on all. The pact comes as Saudi Arabia…

New Delhi: India on Friday stated that it was "closely following" the newly inked trilateral defence agreement between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey,

Pakistan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia, the three Sunni-majority powers, have signed a NATO-like defence agreement in Mecca. The agreement, called the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement and signed in Saudi Arabia, aims to establish a collective security and defence mechanism among the three countries.

Turkey said on Friday that its new defence agreement with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia did not contradict its commitments to the NATO alliance.

Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan have signed a new mutual-defense agreement that could reshape the balance of power in the Middle East as the war involving Iran continues to fuel regional instability. The "Mecca Joint Defense Agreement," signed Friday after months of negotiations, states that an armed attack on any of the three signatories will be treated as an attack on all, creating a NATO-style collective-defense framework. While the agreement does not publicly spell out the precise military obligations of each country, it is intended to strengthen cooperation among three influential powers at a moment of mounting regional turmoil. The announcement comes amid a widening regional crisis fueled by the Iran war, with missile attacks, maritime disruptions and threats to energy infrastructure accelerating efforts by regional powers to strengthen their own security partnerships. Why it matters The pact raises the stakes for any future attack on Saudi Arabia. According to the agreement, an attack on one member would…