Erdogan says security pact is "open to the participation of all brotherly countries"

Meeting in Mecca on Friday, the leaders of Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed a trilateral security accord binding them to common defense: an attack on one will be treated as an attack on all. The agreement, completed during the US–Israeli war against Iran and recent Houthi attacks on Saudi energy targets, names no specific adversary. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan emphasized that the pact is not directed at any country and that additional nations devoted to peaceful development would be welcome to join. Analysts characterize it more as a strategic political signal than an operational military coalition, with potential future additions including Qatar and Kuwait. The signing reflects changing security alignments in the Middle East as Gulf states look beyond longstanding US guarantees.