Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman signed the “Mecca Joint Defense Agreement” with visiting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz on the 7th in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Regarding the signing of the “Mecca Joint Defense Agreement” by the three countries, Rezai, a member of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of the Islamic Parliament of Iran, said on social media platforms that Saudi Arabia should understand that a paper agreement signed with Turkey and Pakistan will not bring them security, just as the one-sided dependence on the US has not worked for decades. Only by changing policies can we not place our safety on others. According to the joint statement issued by Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan on the same day, the agreement aims to strengthen joint deterrence against any act of aggression, and stipulates that an armed attack on any of the three countries will be regarded as an attack on all three countries. The agreement will also push the three countries to strengthen defense cooperation in various fields. Details show that this move is based on the signing of the Joint Strategic Defense Agreement between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan in September 2025. The latter is of the nature of a military alliance. After signing the Joint Strategic Defense Agreement, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan sought to include Turkey in the collective security framework. In April of this year, the Saudi Ministry of Defense confirmed that a Palestinian air force had already been stationed at the Saudi air base. The US and Israel launched a large-scale military operation against Iran at the end of February this year. Iran launched a counterattack against Israel and US military bases and other targets in the Middle East region, affecting Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries. Analysts pointed out that the war made those Middle Eastern countries that rely on the US for defense and security doubt America's will and ability to provide an “umbrella.” Against the backdrop of the spillover effects of the war in Iran, countries such as Egypt, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan realized that national security cannot be relied upon by the US; they must rely on themselves. This is one of the changes brought about by the Iranian war in the Middle East. Countries in these regions are seeking to form military cooperation networks to provide collective security guarantees for themselves and the region when America's “umbrella” cannot be relied upon.

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman signed the “Mecca Joint Defense Agreement” with visiting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz on the 7th in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Regarding the signing of the “Mecca Joint Defense Agreement” by the three countries, Rezai, a member of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of the Islamic Parliament of Iran, said on social media platforms that Saudi Arabia should understand that a paper agreement signed with Turkey and Pakistan will not bring them security, just as the one-sided dependence on the US has not worked for decades. Only by changing policies can we not place our safety on others. According to the joint statement issued by Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan on the same day, the agreement aims to strengthen joint deterrence against any act of aggression, and stipulates that an armed attack on any of the three countries will be regarded as an attack on all three countries. The agreement will also push the three countries to strengthen defense cooperation in various fields. Details show that this move is based on the signing of the Joint Strategic Defense Agreement between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan in September 2025. The latter is of the nature of a military alliance. After signing the Joint Strategic Defense Agreement, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan sought to include Turkey in the collective security framework. In April of this year, the Saudi Ministry of Defense confirmed that a Palestinian air force had already been stationed at the Saudi air base. The US and Israel launched a large-scale military operation against Iran at the end of February this year. Iran launched a counterattack against Israel and US military bases and other targets in the Middle East region, affecting Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries. Analysts pointed out that the war made those Middle Eastern countries that rely on the US for defense and security doubt America's will and ability to provide an “umbrella.” Against the backdrop of the spillover effects of the war in Iran, countries such as Egypt, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan realized that national security cannot be relied upon by the US; they must rely on themselves. This is one of the changes brought about by the Iranian war in the Middle East. Countries in these regions are seeking to form military cooperation networks to provide collective security guarantees for themselves and the region when America's “umbrella” cannot be relied upon.