Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed a joint defence agreement on Friday amid violence in the region from Houthi attacks and the US-Iran war. Riyadh is looking to strengthen its security ties against the backdrop of war between the United States and Iran, which has drawn in surrounding nations and disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea. The war has emboldened Iran and its Houthi allies in Yemen, both of which have attacked Saudi Arabia, while analysts say Washington is now seen as an increasingly unreliable partner.

In a major geopolitical shift expected to redraw the security architecture of the Middle East and South Asia, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey have signed a historic trilateral…

Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan are set to sign a joint defense pact in Jeddah on Friday, as tensions with Iran rise; The agreement follows months of talks and recent regional…