‘Attack on one is attack on all’: Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan sign Mecca defence pact
Middle East Monitor
Quoted in Middle East Monitor,
If Saudi were attacked by Iran tomorrow (entirely plausible), I doubt Riyadh would truly expect Ankara and Islamabad to treat it as an attack on them
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“‘Attack on one is attack on all’: Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan sign Mecca defence pact,” Middle East Monitor, 7 August 2026 (quoting H.A. Hellyer), https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260807-attack-on-one-is-attack-on-all-saudi-arabia-turkiye-and-pakistan-sign-landmark-mecca-defence-pact/.
(2026, August 7). ‘Attack on one is attack on all’: Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan sign Mecca defence pact. Middle East Monitor. https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260807-attack-on-one-is-attack-on-all-saudi-arabia-turkiye-and-pakistan-sign-landmark-mecca-defence-pact/
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