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Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan sign defense pact, but fall short of 'Muslim NATO'

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Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan have signed the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, a security pact aimed at enhancing collective deterrence. However, experts believe the agreement falls short of a "Muslim NATO" due to diverging strategic interests and limited mutual defense capabilities among the member states. While the pact includes a clause similar to NATO's Article 5, it is not directed against any specific country unless its members are attacked, and Iran views it as a response to Israeli ambitions and waning confidence in US security assurances. AI

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Fan Chen ·

    Saudi-Turkey-Pakistan Mecca pact ‘far from’ Nato-style defence alliance

    The security pact signed on Friday by three of the world’s most powerful Muslim nations with a vow to enhance collective deterrence remains far from what many are calling an Islamic Nato, according to experts. The Mecca Joint Defence Agreement between Saudi Arabia, the Persian Gu…

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