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BREAKING: Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey have agreed on rapid military deployment at an emergency meeting of the Mecca Alliance's defense committee in Riyadh, per Pakistan's Foreign Ministry. The three countries initially signed the pact on August 7. An attack on one is treat
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Saudi-Pakistan-Turkey mutual defense pact raises Middle East escalation risk, supporting oil and defense.
New alliance raises Middle East conflict risk
Houthi attacks or alliance activation
Pact may remain symbolic
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BREAKING: Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey have agreed on rapid military deployment at an emergency meeting of the Mecca Alliance's defense committee in Riyadh, per Pakistan's Foreign Ministry. The three countries initially signed the pact on August 7. An attack on one is treated as an attack on all three, similar to NATO's Article 5. The meeting comes amid continued Houthi attacks threatening Saudi territory and Red Sea infrastructure. Pakistan is also set to expand its military presence in Saudi Arabia with 25,000 troops.
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