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Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan pledge mutual defense as Middle East turmoil escalates
Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey signed a joint defense agreement in Mecca on Friday, in a wedding of Sunni Muslim U.S. allies alarmed at a regional conflagration that has rained missile fire onto Gu...

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Pakistan says new defense pact with Saudi and Turkey is ‘purely defensive’ and open to others
Turkey, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia defence pact technically same as NATO's Article 5, Turkish minister says
Iran Says Deal on Strait of Hormuz Is Close but Not Enough to Open the Waterway
Iran said on Saturday that a deal ⁠with Oman ⁠on control of the Strait of Hormuz was close but ⁠would not be enough to free up the waterway, and the United Arab Emirates said Iran had hit another ship...

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Iran issues list of new demands over Strait of Hormuz
Iran’s politburo-like body known as the Supreme National Security Council said the Strait of Hormuz will not open until the United States “corrects its behavior,” issuing new demands that could shake ...

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Iran ties Hormuz reopening to US concessions on several demands
Rather than capitulating to the US, Iran toughens its demands over the vital Strait of Hormuz

Pakistan Says Saudi-Turkey Defence Pact Is Not Directed At Any Country

Pakistan says its new defence pact with Saudi Arabia and Turkey is purely defensive and not directed against any country. The agreement says an armed attack on one of the three countries will be treated as an attack on all three.

Will Turkey and Saudi fight Pakistan's wars against India under Mecca defence pact? Here's why New Delhi sees military gaps

Indian intelligence believes Pakistan will seek strategic and diplomatic gains from its new defence pact with Saudi Arabia and Turkey. However, officials say the alliance still lacks the command structure needed for effective collective defence.