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Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan to Sign Joint Defense Deal

  • August, 07, 2026 - 11:53
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Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan to Sign Joint Defense Deal

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan will sign a joint defense agreement on Friday, regional sources with direct knowledge of the matter said.

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While the pact further cements a burgeoning grouping of major Sunni ​Muslim powers, there was no immediate clarity on each state's commitments, Reuters reported.

A Turkish ​official confirmed the agreement will be signed.

Turkey is a member of NATO. Saudi Arabia, another US ally, is one of the world's top oil exporters, while Pakistan is the only nuclear-armed Muslim country.

Turkish President Tayyip ​Erdogan and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, accompanied by powerful army chief Asim Munir, ‌will ⁠meet Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah for the signing.

The pact follows nearly a year of negotiations, reported by Reuters in January, and as the US-Israeli war of aggression against Iran exposes Persian Gulf states' security vulnerabilities and ​disrupts the shipping of oil ​and other ⁠key goods through the Strait of Hormuz.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in January said that Ankara favored a ​broader regional security platform to promote cooperation and stability.

An ​existing Saudi-Pakistani ⁠pact treats an attack on either as an attack on both and encompasses "all military means", a Saudi official previously told Reuters.

The Pakistani military and ⁠government did ​not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Saudi ​Arabia's government did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

 
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