Saudi Arabia, the hardest-hit of all three countries, likely joined the pact so it would have more leverage and options as trust in Washington is waning in the region, Guzansky said.

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…

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will meet in Jeddah to formalise a joint agreement. The landmark pact aims to…