Turkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan sign trilateral joint defense agreement

MECCA, SAUDI ARABIA - AUGUST 7: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY - MANDATORY CREDIT - 'TURKISH PRESIDENCY / MURAT CETINMUHURDAR / HANDOUT' - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L), Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (C) and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (R) sign a trilateral joint defense agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on August 7, 2026. (Photo by TUR Presidency /Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Anadolu via Getty Images)