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Saudi, Turkey, Pakistan pact comes amid US-Iran war fallout

Saudi, Turkey, Pakistan pact comes amid US-Iran war fallout
France 24 Saturday 08 August 2026, 12:52 UTC By FRANCE24 1 min read
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Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey signed a mutual defence pact on Friday that would treat any act of aggression on one of the three nations as an attack on all of them, the allies said in a joint statement. However, it did not specify if the agreement would bind them to any particular military action in each other's defence. Adjunct Senior Fellow for Middle East studies at Council on Foreign Relations, Henry Barkey, shares further insights.

Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey signed a mutual defence pact on Friday that would treat any act of aggression on one of the three nations as an attack on all of them, the allies said in a joint statement. However, it did not specify if the agreement would bind them to any particular military action in each other's defence. Adjunct Senior Fellow for Middle East studies at Council on Foreign Relations, Henry Barkey, shares further insights. [Image text:] Henri Barkey,Adjunct Senior Fellow for Middle East studies at Council onFo Saudi,Turkey,Pakistan pact comes amid Us-lran war fallout ATTACKONONEISATTACKONALL FRANCE 24
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