Source : INDIA TODAY NEWS
Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey signed a joint defence agreement in Mecca on Friday, bringing together three Sunni Muslim US allies amid growing fears of a wider regional conflict that has seen Iranian missile attacks target Gulf states.
Iran and its allies have attacked Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries and disrupted energy shipments since the US and Israel launched strikes against Iran on February 28, sharply escalating tensions in the region.
The “Mecca Joint Defence Agreement” aims to strengthen collective deterrence against aggression. Under the pact, an armed attack against any one of the three countries will be treated as an attack against all three, according to a joint statement.
SOURCE :- TIMES OF INDIA
