RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement said it attacked Saudi Aramco’s Jazan refinery with a drone on Sunday, August 9, two days after Saudi Arabia signed a defence pact with Turkey and Pakistan amid heightened regional tensions linked to the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.
टैग: Defence Pact
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan Sign Mutual Defence Pact
MECCA, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed a joint defence agreement in Mecca on August 7, 2026, committing to treat an armed attack on any one of the three countries as an attack on all. The pact comes as escalating conflict across the Middle East has increased security concerns for Gulf states and raised questions over the reliability of existing regional security arrangements.