WorldSaudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan sign NATO-style defense pact

Name: Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan sign NATO-style defense pact
Uploaded: 2026-08-07T20:30:37.000Z
Description: As the Iran war draws closer to Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey signed a NATO-style mutual defense pact with the kingdom in Mecca on Friday. It says an attack on any one of the three will be treated as an attack on all, potentially pulling Ankara and Islamabad into a war they have carefully avoided.

As the Iran war draws closer to Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey signed a NATO-style mutual defense pact with the kingdom in Mecca on Friday. It says an attack on any one of the three will be treated as an attack on all, potentially pulling Ankara and Islamabad into a war they have carefully avoided.

CNN 2026-08-07 20:30