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Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey signed the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement. An attack on one is now an attack on all three. Riyadh lit its landmarks in the three flags.

Turkey: Defense pact with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia doesn't contradict NATO commitments.

Houthi PM Mahdi Almshat responds to the Saudi-Turkish-Pakistani defense alliance signed today: the agreements do not apply retroactively, and the "blockade for blockade" equation will continue until its goals are met.

Anyone backing what he called Saudi Arabia's 12-year aggression and blockade is "an aggressor - even if he wraps the matter in flashy headlines."

Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey signed a tripartite defense alliance, the "Mecca Agreement." Their leaders prayed together after signing.

Turkey: We have signed that any attack on Saudi Arabia or Pakistan is an attack on Turkey.

Iran's Ibrahim Rezaii: ‘Saudis must know that a paper agreement with Turkey and Pakistan will not bring them security, just as years of one-sided nursing to the Americans did not bring them security. Reform your policies so that you do not need to beg for security from others’

A Turkish official says the newly signed Mecca Agreement between Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan is defensive in nature and pledges mutual support only for defense purposes.

The official says it targets no specific actor and stays open to other regional countries.

BREAKING: Pakistan, Türkiye and Saudi Arabia sign a joint defense agreement.

Avalanche sweeps down Nanga Parbat, Pakistan.

Turkey expected to join the Saudi-Pakistani defense alliance today. - Reuters

What is the point of a Saudi Pakistan defense pact if Iran backed militias and the Houthis can strike Saudi infrastructure without a Pakistani response?

Seems like not the strongest pact…

Reuters confirmed months ago that Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan had a draft defense agreement in the pipeline.

Tomorrow, Erdogan is meeting MBS and Sharif in Riyadh.

New pact?

Pakistan Foreign Ministry: Oman played an important role in resolving the Hormuz issue.

The Foreign Ministers of Egypt, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey met in Amman today.

Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson says Tehran is exchanging views with Pakistan and Qatar.

Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman:

There are no plans for the Foreign Minister or the Parliament Speaker to visit Pakistan or Qatar this week.

Pakistan's army is dropping WhatsApp for official use over hacking fears, switching personnel to China's WeChat.

- India Today.

Saudi Arabia is set to host Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif and Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir tomorrow.

Al Jazeera Report: A joint Qatari-Pakistani delegation will be sent to mediate between the US and Iran, with the goal of launching talks quickly.

17 dead in a suspected suicide bombing at a Pakistani police station.

A suicide bomber killed at least 7 and wounded 18 near a police station in Kabal, Pakistan, striking during a rally against terrorist violence, Dawn reports.

Iranian FM Araqchi: Iran is ready to respond decisively to any "aggression."

He warned the U.S. against any "adventurous action" in calls with Turkey's FM and Pakistan's army chief.

Iran agreed to escort at least one Qatari LNG shipment through the Strait of Hormuz to Pakistan, easing its energy shortage. The carrier Al Areesh, stuck in the Persian Gulf since early July, has cleared the strait and is now en route, per Bloomberg.

Pakistan's Foreign Ministry: Islamabad is doing everything possible to restart U.S.–Iran talks. Discussions continue over the Strait of Hormuz and easing tensions.