Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan Forge ‘Attack on One, Attack on All’ Pact — as Iran Deal Lingers

The much-hyped Iran-Oman deal that US officials predicted would reopen the Strait of Hormuz earlier this week never materialized — but another consequential agreement moved forward Friday as three of the Muslim world’s most powerful nations joined forces against a region on fire.

Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey announced Friday they signed a landmark joint defense pact in Mecca, declaring that an attack on one would be treated as an attack on all — a move that could reshape the security landscape as Iran continues missile strikes and threatens vital energy routes across the Gulf.

The agreement comes as Tehran and its allies have repeatedly targeted Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states during the US war on Iran, sending shockwaves through global energy markets and raising fears that Washington’s traditional security partners may seek new ways to protect themselves.

The pact — signed by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif — creates a new security framework linking a NATO power, the Arab world’s heavyweight and the only nuclear-armed Islamic nation. . .

Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan forge ‘attack on one, attack on all’ pact — as Iran deal lingers

Iranian officials swiftly pushed back against the deal, warning Saudi Arabia that new alliances would not replace Tehran’s preferred vision of regional security. “The Saudis should understand that a paper agreement with Turkey and Pakistan will not bring them security, just as decades of one-sided dependence on the Americans failed to do so,” Ebrahim Rezaei, a member of Iran’s parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, posted to X on Friday. (Read more from “Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan Forge ‘Attack on One, Attack on All’ Pact — as Iran Deal Lingers” HERE)