Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan formalize Mecca Defence Pact with mutual defense clause

Turkey submitted the full text of the Mecca Defence Pact to parliament, confirming a new trilateral defense alliance with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan signed in August. The pact commits to mutual defense, military assistance, intelligence sharing, and defense industry cooperation, with a 10-year no-withdrawal clause. This formalizes a significant realignment in Middle East and South Asian security architecture, potentially reshaping regional deterrence dynamics.