On August 7, 2026, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan entered into a tripartite defense pact called the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement. It is one of the most significant security arrangements to develop between countries in the Middle East and South Asia in recent years. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif inked the pact in Mecca. According to the agreement, an armed assault on any one of the three nations would be considered an assault on all three.
