WorldWill the Houthi attacks activate the Mecca Pact?

Yemen’s Houthis have seized Mocha port, threatening control of the Bab al-Mandeb waterway, and have attacked Saudi cities, wounding about 70 people. A Saudi request could trigger assistance from Pakistan and Türkiye under the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, but direct intervention in the Yemen war is considered unlikely.

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AAl Jazeera★★★★☆2026-09-12 16:06Original