New: Chiefs of Staff from Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan will meet under the Mecca Mutual Defense Agreement, the agreement signed in August 2026 that treats an attack on one member as an attack on all three.

New: Chiefs of Staff from Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan will meet under the Mecca Mutual Defense Agreement, the agreement signed in August 2026 that treats an attack on one member as an attack on all three.

The trigger: Escalation of Houthi missile and drone attacks on Saudi sites, including near Yanbu and Taif. No military deployment or combat support was requested.

Al Jazeera.