Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan to sign joint defence deal amid regional turmoil
The pact establishes collective deterrence and says an armed attack on one signatory will be treated as an attack on all three, officials said.
- On Friday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif are reportedly set to sign a trilateral defense pact in Jeddah, establishing a collective security framework among the three nations.
- This proposed framework builds upon the Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement signed by Saudi Arabia and Pakistan in September 2025, which codifies that "any aggression against either country shall be considered an aggression against both."
- Regional instability from Houthi attacks on Red Sea commercial vessels and the US-Iran war have accelerated the defense axis push, while Saudi Arabia's recent multinational maritime security initiative—backed by 14 countries including Turkey and Pakistan—underscores urgent security drivers.
- None of the three governments have publicly confirmed the agreement as of Friday, suggesting the Jeddah summit may produce a more modest joint statement on security cooperation instead of a formal pact.
- Beyond collective security, the pact aims to institutionalize intelligence sharing and defense-industrial integration, leveraging Turkey's drone technology and Saudi Arabia's financial investment to enhance capabilities across all three nations.
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