# Why have Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan pledged mutual defense?

https://mins.news/en/video/16520

- Reuters, 2026-08-07 20:19 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QHllSDtGkc

> Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey have pledged to defend one another under a new agreement. The pact was signed in Mecca by three major Sunni Muslim allies of the United States. Reuters examines the regional realignment behind the arrangement. The deal highlights a fresh adjustment in the three countries’ security relationships across the region.

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