As the U.S. signals a smaller Middle East footprint, Turkey is ready to step in
The pact pairs Saudi oil wealth, Turkey’s military reach and Pakistan’s nuclear capabilities as Ankara seeks a larger regional security role.
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Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Iran agreed that if one country is attacked, it will be interpreted as an attack on them all.
As the U.S. signals a smaller Middle East footprint, Turkey is ready to step in
Turkey's bid for regional influence comes at a time when the Middle East has been hit by profound shocks that started with the Hamas-led 2023 attack on Israel, and continues with the stalemated, seven-month-old war on Iran.
Wednesday, September 30, 2026.- Islamic NATO is born and changes the entire board of the Middle East at once. In Mecca something has just been signed that had never happened: Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan have sealed a mutual defence agreement. An attack on any of the three is considered to be...
As the US moves to reduce its military presence in the Middle East, reshaping the balance of power in the region, Turkey is preparing to expand its influence in the resulting vacuum. According to an analysis by US-based NPR, Ankara aims to become one of the central actors in the Middle East with its growing defense industry, military bases in the region, increasing influence in Syria, and the new security structure along the Saudi Arabia-Pakista…
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