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Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan sign Mecca defence pact
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Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan sign Mecca defence pact

Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan have signed a trilateral defence agreement in Mecca, reshaping security architecture in a region still reeling from the Iran war. The pact signals that US partners are actively building alternatives to sole reliance on American security guarantees, without fully abandoning Washington. Analysts are now watching whether a separate deal over the Strait of Hormuz follows.

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