Turkey, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia Ink 10-Year Defense Pact as Erdogan Puts Hormuz and Yemen on Trump's Radar

Turkey, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia Ink 10-Year Defense Pact as Erdogan Puts Hormuz and Yemen on Trump's Radar

Turkey's parliament advances a three-way Mecca Joint Defense Agreement with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, while Erdogan tells Trump the alliance is watching Hormuz and Yemen.

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Turkey's parliament has approved a three-way military alliance with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, marking a significant step toward formalizing a 10-year defense commitment [273004]. The Foreign Affairs Committee of the Grand National Assembly approved the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement for ratification, under which an attack on any one of the three nations would be treated as an attack on all [273004].

The pact rests on different needs for each side, with Saudi Arabia seeking to address its security requirements while Turkey and Pakistan look to economic and strategic expectations, according to analysts [273004]. The agreement is the latest in a series of defense-related pacts Pakistan has reached with key partners, following the Badr Pact signed last week with Türkiye, Qatar, and Indonesia [271598].

The broader landscape of Muslim-majority defense cooperation has also expanded, with Turkey, Pakistan, Indonesia and Qatar agreeing to a new defense pact that complements the existing Mecca alliance [269560]. The four-nation agreement deepens military cooperation among the signatories and reinforces the broader Mecca alliance, which aims to coordinate defense and security efforts across member states, though specific commitments and timelines have not been publicly released [269560].

Separately, Saudi Arabia is forming a military alliance to push back the Houthis in Yemen, with Egypt already considering sending troops, though any operation in the Gulf of Aden carries risks [268432].

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke by phone with US President Donald Trump to discuss bilateral ties and regional developments, during which Erdogan said the Mecca Joint Defence Alliance is closely monitoring events in the Strait of Hormuz and Yemen [273646]. The Strait of Hormuz is a narrow waterway through which a large share of the world's oil passes, and Yemen has been a focus of regional security concerns [273646].

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Turkey, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia Formalize Joint Defense Pact #273004Turkey, Pakistan, Indonesia and Qatar Form New Defense Pact, Strengthening Mecca Alliance #269560Pakistan's New Defense Web: Badr Pact Adds Türkiye, Qatar, Indonesia #271598Saudi Arabia Builds Military Alliance to Push Back Houthis #268432Erdogan tells Trump: Hormuz and Yemen under close watch #273646

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