Egypt weighs strategic caution as Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan test a new mutual defence pact without US dominance
Friday, September 18, 2026
Egypt weighs strategic caution as Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan test a new mutual defence pact without US dominance
A new trilateral defense pact reconfigures Middle East security, amplifying Saudi, Pakistani, and Turkish strategic coordination amid rising Iranian threats.
The Saudi-Pakistan defense pact is a strategic hedge, not a rupture; a recalibration, not a replacement.