Mutual defence: The alliances that preceded Turkiye-Pakistan-Saudi pact

One week on from Saudi ⁠⁠Arabia, Pakistan and Turkiye signing their ⁠joint defence agreement, the Turkish defence ministry revealed more details about the alliance on Thursday. They include plans to hold ⁠⁠joint military exercises and to deepen cooperation between their defence industries.The bid to deepen security cooperation between three of the biggest economies among Muslim-majority countries comes amid heightened military tensions and conflicts in the Middle East.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Pakistan PM’s ‘red line’ warning to India over water treatylist 2 of 3Russia stance will be defended in court, pledges World Athletics chief Coelist 3 of 3US missionary kidnapped in Niger released after nine months in captivityend of listOver the course of the US-Israeli war on Iran, Saudi Arabia has been repeatedly hit by Iran, which says it is targeting US military assets in the Gulf.Pakistan’s ⁠⁠foreign ministry said that the agreement states ⁠⁠that an armed ⁠⁠attack on any one of the ⁠⁠three countries would be ⁠⁠regarded as an ⁠⁠attack against them all – similar to NATO’s Article 5 collective defence clause.At a weekly briefing in the Turkish capital Ankara on Thursday...