Current sectionMiddle East NewsThe Makkah Joint Defence Agreement treats an attack on any member as an attack on all and is described as open to other regional countriesShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeReuters02:14 PM • August 07 2026 IDTTurkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan signed a joint defense agreement in Mecca on Friday, after months of negotiations, amid regional turmoil as Gulf states have come under repeated Iranian attack since the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Saudi ArabiaIranTurkeyPakistanCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesWest BankYoav SegalovitzMichigan PrimaryQalandiyahElection PollsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastSaudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan Sign Defense Pact Amid Regional TensionsPolice Close Probe Into Fatal West Bank Shooting Despite 'Mistaken' KillingFormer Deputy Minister Quits Yesh Atid Amid Talks to Join Arab PartyIsraeli Forces Withdraw From Palestinian Refugee Camp After Two-day Operation'I Face Racism in Australia Every Week. I Still Prefer It to War'Remembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHow Israel's Elbit Armed the United Arab EmiratesIsrael Captured 230 Square Miles of Lebanon, Razed Villages and Built New Bases'I Tried, I Got Crushed by AIPAC': Andy Levin Is All-in for El-SayedIt's No Wonder Israelis Want War. Violence Has Become a Source of JoyHow a Teen, Not a Journalist, Debunked Israel's Gaza 'Voluntary Emigration' PlanFormer Mossad Chief Appointed to Lead U.S. Defense Technology Company