Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey have formally agreed on the deployment of military forces to Saudi Arabia, according to a joint statement released by Pakistan's Foreign Ministry. The agreement follows tonight's emergency meeting of the three nations and the earlier activation of the Mecca Defense Pact's mutual-defense framework.
Pakistan's Foreign Ministry has formally published the joint statement from Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan, confirming the agreement to deploy military forces to Saudi Arabia. The statement was reported by Israeli media at 23:07 Jerusalem.
The Zioneer reported at 21:30 Jerusalem that the three nations had issued a joint statement agreeing to provide assistance and deploy forces. At 21:35 Jerusalem, we reported an emergency meeting that appointed a Pakistani secretary-general for the alliance and decided to move immediately to collective defense implementation. At 22:15 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported the activation of the Mecca Defense Pact's mutual-defense framework and the rapid deployment of military forces.
The Mecca Defense Pact — bringing together NATO's second-largest military (Turkey), the Gulf's leading economic power (Saudi Arabia), and the Muslim world's only nuclear-armed state (Pakistan) — was established earlier this year in response to Houthi ballistic missile attacks on Saudi territory and broader regional threats, as The Zioneer has previously reported.
What remains unclear is the exact size, composition, and timeline of the forces, and whether the deployment includes ground troops, air assets, or naval elements. Further details are expected from the three governments.
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