Pakistan urges activation of Mecca defense pact amid Houthi pressure on Saudi Arabia
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Pakistan's defense minister stated that the time has come to implement the Mecca defense agreement with Saudi Arabia and Turkey, citing intensified Houthi attacks on the Kingdom. This diplomatic push signals a potential expansion of the defensive coalition against the Yemen-based proxy, aiming to deter further escalation in the Red Sea and Gulf regions.
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Conducting intensified attacks on Saudi Arabia, prompting the call for defensive pact implementation.
Not directly mentioned in the excerpt, but the regional security context involves US interests in the Gulf.
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"The analysis of Saudi Arabia considering defense integration against the Houthi threat directly precedes and motivates Pakistan's diplomatic push to activate the Mecca defense pact, which includes Saudi Arabia and Turkey, to counter the same Houthi pressure."