Allies unite behind Saudi Arabia as Houthis step up attacks
Foreign ministers condemned Houthi attacks and planned an urgent chiefs of staff meeting to coordinate support under the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement.
- On Friday, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan announced an urgent high-level meeting under the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement to discuss supporting Riyadh against attacks by Iran-aligned Houthi militia.
- The Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, signed August 7 by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, mandates mutual defense if any party faces attack.
- Saudi Arabia's Grand Mufti, Sheikh Saleh bin Fawzan Al-Fawzan, called for soldiers to defend the kingdom as authorities reported intercepting six ballistic missiles fired by Houthi fighters on Thursday.
- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian sought to distance Tehran from the Houthis in a televised interview Thursday, asserting the group is "responsible for their own actions."
- The conflict, now in its 12th year, increasingly entangles regional powers as Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi recently conveyed a proposal to the United States to end hostilities within seven days.
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Saudi allies rally as Houthi attacks intensify
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan will hold an urgent, high-level meeting under a joint defence pact to discuss ways to support the kingdom amid attacks by Yemen’s Houthis, while Saudi’s top religious authority told troops to be ready to lay down their lives to fight their Iran-aligned enemy. The Houthis have launched strikes on the […]
Following the Houthi attacks in Yemen, Saudi Arabia urgently summoned the chiefs of staff of Türkiye and Pakistan to a meeting under the Mecca Agreement.
Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and Pakistan held an emergency meeting after Houthi attacks escalated. The three leaders discussed security strategies for shipping routes in the region.
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