Iran ties Hormuz reopening to US concessions on several demands
Iran said it was nearing a final pact with Oman defining new shipping lanes between them through the Strait of Hormuz but repeated that the U.S. must meet other conditions,…
The Mecca Defence Pact and the Making of a New Regional Security Order
The signing of the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement by Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan on August 7 marks a significant shift in the security politics of West Asia and the…
Yemen’s Houthis attack Saudi refinery after kingdom signs defence pact
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis said they had attacked Saudi Aramco’s Jazan refinery on Sunday, two days after the kingdom signed a defence pact with Turkey and Pakistan in response to growing…
Turkey, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia defence pact technically same as NATO’s Article 5, Turkish minister says
A defence pact signed between Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia is technically the same as NATO’s Article 5 mutual defence agreement, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Saturday, adding…
Saudi intel chief in Baghdad to discuss regional security with Iraq PM
Saudi Arabia’s head of General Intelligence visited Baghdad on Friday to discuss regional security developments with Iraq’s prime minister. – Khalid al-Hmeidan met with the Iraqi premier, Ali al-Zaidi, and…
Houthis strike Marib again as UN warns Yemen nearing wider conflict
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis launched ballistic missiles and drones at displacement camps and residential neighbourhoods in the city of Marib on Friday, killing two people and wounding 14 others, state news…
Saudi Arabia-Turkiye-Pakistan pact not a ‘military axis or sectarian bloc’: Saudi minister
Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Minister for Public Diplomacy, Rayed Krimly, is the latest official to speak out on the Saudi Arabia-Pakistan-Turkiye defence pact, saying it is not intended to create a…
Fresh Yemeni attacks leave at least 58 Saudi-backed mercenaries dead
Yemeni media reported on Thursday that the operation involved the firing of a large number of ballistic missiles and drones at enemy troop concentrations and command centers in the al-Ruwaik…
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan sign joint defence deal amid regional turmoil
Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey signed a joint defence agreement in Mecca on Friday, wedding Sunni Muslim U.S. allies alarmed at a regional conflagration that has rained missile fire onto…
Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey to sign defence pact on Friday
A source close to the Saudi army told AFP that Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey will sign a joint defence agreement on Friday in Jeddah. – Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed…