By Asad Mirza On August 7, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan signed the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement, an “Islamic NATO”-style mutual-defence pact, in Islam’s holiest city rather than any capital. Born from doubts about US protection after Iranian strikes went unanswered, and Yemen’s collapsing truce, the deal reshapes regional alignments – unsettling Iran, unnerving Israel, … Continue reading Trilateral Makkah Defence Pact Is A Bid To Reshape Regional Alignments