Iran sees Makkah pact replacing ‘reliance on US’
• Dar briefs Iranian counterpart on Makkah Joint Defence Agreement; receives update on Hormuz talks with Oman• Tehran doesn’t feel ‘threatened’ by the pact• Baghaei says Ghalibaf, Araghchi will visit…
Pakistan: Dar clarifies the scope and intent of the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Sunday sought to clarify the scope and intent of the recently signed “Makkah Joint Defence Agreement” (the Makkah Accord), amid continuing…
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkiye sign tripartite defence agreement in Makkah
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye on Friday signed a joint defence pact in Makkah that empowers member states to treat an attack against one of them as an attack against…
Gulf security realignment gathers pace with new trilateral defence pact
A new Pakistan-Saudi Arabia-Turkiye defence pact signals a wider Gulf security shift as regional states seek added protection alongside existing US-backed arrangements. The agreement focuses on defence coordination, intelligence and…
The Makkah Pact: Promise, Peril, and Pakistan’s Balancing Act
For decades, the Middle East’s security architecture was defined by external patrons—chiefly the United States—backstopping Gulf monarchies against regional threats. The recent Makkah Joint Defence Agreement between Turkey, Saudi Arabia,…