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The agreement treats an attack on any of the three countries as an attack on all. Saudi Arabia has recently faced drone and missile strikes that it has blamed on Iran’s allies in Yemen and Iraq. Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan signed a new pact on Friday committing to collective defense against attacks on any of the three nations, Saudi Arabia said, entering an agreement that could reshape the strategic layout of the Middle East. “The agreement is intended to strengthen collective deterrence against any act of aggression,” the Pakistani Foreign Ministry said in a statement. The pact, it said, “stipulates that any armed attack against any one of the three states shall be regarded as an attack against them all.” A Turkish official, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed that the agreement had been signed, adding that it pledged mutual support only for defense and was not directed against any other country. We are having trouble retrieving the article content.
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The agreement treats an attack on any of the three countries as an attack on all. Saudi Arabia has recently faced drone and missile strikes that it has blamed on Iran’s allies in Yemen and Iraq. Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan signed a new pact on Friday committing to collective defense against attacks on any of the three nations, Saudi Arabia said, entering an agreement that could reshape the strategic layout of the Middle East. “The agreement is intended to strengthen collective deterrence against any act of aggression,” the Pakistani Foreign Ministry said in a statement. The pact, it said, “stipulates that any armed attack against any one of the three states shall be regarded as an attack against them all.” A Turkish official, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed that the agreement had been signed, adding that it pledged mutual support only for defense and was not directed against any other country. We are having trouble retrieving the article content.
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