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Turkey–Saudi–Pakistan Defense Pact Signals New Power Bloc and Puts Pressure on Regional Rivals

Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan are poised to sign a joint defense agreement during President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s one‑day visit to the kingdom, capping months of intensified security coordination. The pact could reshape military alignments from the Red Sea to the Indian Ocean, with implications for Iran, India, and Western defense suppliers.

A planned joint defense pact between Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan is set to test old alignments and create new leverage across a wide arc from the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean. Regional sources say the three countries will sign the agreement in Saudi Arabia on Friday, as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan makes a one‑day visit to meet Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who is already in the kingdom on a three‑day trip. The emerging pact, confirmed in broad terms by two regional sources and reported on 6 August, follows months of deepening security and diplomatic coordination among Ankara, Riyadh, and Islamabad. Details of…

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