Security analyst Yair Goldblatt reported on X a joint statement from Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan announcing the signing of the 'Mecca Agreement,' a tripartite defense pact aimed at collective deterrence and covering all areas of security cooperation.
On Friday, the Pakistan Foreign Ministry confirmed at 13:31 Jerusalem time that a defense cooperation agreement had been signed in Saudi Arabia with Saudi Arabia and Turkey. The ministry later clarified that the pact stipulates any military attack on one of the three countries will be considered an attack on all. A joint statement issued at 13:59 Jerusalem, referred to as the 'Mecca Agreement' and published by security analyst Yair Goldblatt on X, stated the pact is aimed at collective deterrence and covers all areas of security cooperation. The signing followed earlier reports that the leaders would meet in Jeddah, with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan having arrived in Mecca earlier in the day. The agreement, described as purely defensive by a Turkish official, comes amid Saudi briefings that the kingdom expects an imminent large-scale attack, reportedly reflecting Riyadh's dissatisfaction with the level of US protection during the recent war.
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