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Iran Rejects Mecca Joint Defense Pact, Citing No Invite

8/24/2026

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Iran says it has not received a formal invitation to the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement and rejects joining.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif signed the pact.
Turkey’s foreign minister Hakan Fidan compared the pact’s clause to NATO’s Article 5 and suggested adding Egypt.
Israel warned that the Saudi-Turkey-Pakistan bloc could challenge its regional military dominance.

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Iran says it has not received a formal invitation to the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement and rejects joining.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif signed the pact.
Turkey’s foreign minister Hakan Fidan compared the pact’s clause to NATO’s Article 5 and suggested adding Egypt.
Israel warned that the Saudi-Turkey-Pakistan bloc could challenge its regional military dominance.