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Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey form NATO-like defense pact

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Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey have established a defense pact resembling NATO, known as the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement. This agreement mandates that an attack on one signatory is considered an attack on all three. The formation of this alliance is seen as a response to the United States' actions against Iran and a broader regional shift in security priorities. AI

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Brian Rhoads,Raymond Ma ·

    ‘Islamic Nato’ may create China opening in Middle East

    Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey signed a Nato-like defence agreement in Mecca as the United States’ war on Iran prompts countries in the region to rethink security arrangements. The Mecca Joint Defence Agreement stipulates that “any armed attack against any one of the three sta…

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