Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityAnalysis The importance of the agreement between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan may be economic-political rather than military. Sources in Jerusalem see the new axis as having potential for regional stability, and at the same time identify a threat in the strengthening of IstanbulShare 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 formatSubscribe12:32 PM • August 08 2026 IDTIsraeli officials see little immediate threat from a new security alliance between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan announced Friday, viewing the emerging partnership primarily as a warning to Iran and another sign of waning U.S. influence in the region.CommentsIn the NewsThe Israeli-Canadian Activist Taking Prime Minister Carney to CourtHaredi Crowd Gathers for Weekly Protest Outside Jerusalem Cafe Open on ShabbatReport: U.S. General Urges Trump Officials to Seek 'Off-ramp' From Iran WarWe Were Sent to Rehab in Bnei Brak. We Discovered Another WorldIsrael's Leading Philosopher on Manipulation, Morality and the Future of ZionismRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHow Israel's Elbit Armed the United Arab EmiratesIsrael Captured 230 Square Miles of Lebanon, Razed Villages and Built New BasesIt'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 CompanyAs Stevens Falters, Michigan Jews Ponder Their Place in the Democratic Party