# Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey agree to NATO-style mutual defense pact amid escalating Iran conflict

https://mins.news/en/item/16166

- CNN, 2026-08-07 12:33 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/07/world/live-news/iran-war-trump?post-id=cmsiu7flw0000356uy75g80sm&Date=20260807&Profile=CNN

> Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey have agreed to a mutual defense pact modeled on NATO. The deal comes as the conflict involving Iran escalates. No further details about the agreement or the countries’ next steps were provided.

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