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Mecca security pact links attacks on Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan

The pact’s collective-defense clause expands the stakes of any attack by requiring an attack on one signatory to be treated as an attack on all three.

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A proposed Mecca security pact between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan would treat an armed attack against any one signatory as an attack against all three, according to reporting by the South China Morning Post.

The article says the pact is intended to send a message beyond the three countries, suggesting it is aimed at Washington by implying that alliances with the United States may not guarantee immunity from attack if the U.S. does not honour its security guarantees.

The report frames the pact as a potential step toward reshaping regional security calculations in the Middle East, stressing the point about what protection American alliances would provide.

The outlet does not describe additional terms or implementation details beyond the collective-defense stipulation in the summary provided.

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