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Pakistan says new defense pact with Saudi Arabia and Turkey is 'purely defensive' and open to others
The landmark Mecca Joint Defense Agreement was signed on Friday as the three countries seek to deepen security cooperation amid heightened tensions between the United States and Iran.
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The landmark Mecca Joint Defense Agreement was signed on Friday as the three countries seek to deepen security cooperation amid heightened tensions between the United States and Iran.
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According to PBS News’s linked report, Pakistan says new defense pact with Saudi Arabia and Turkey is ‘purely defensive’ and open to others, The landmark Mecca Joint Defense Agreement was signed on Friday as the three countries seek to deepen security cooperation amid heightened tensions between the United States and Iran.
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