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Makkah defense pact signals shifting regional alliances
Kamran Khan examines how the Pakistan-Saudi-Turkey pact could reshape regional power dynamics
Aug 12, 2026
Aug 12, 2026

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Kamran Khan examines how the Pakistan-Saudi-Turkey pact could reshape regional power dynamics
Trump claims the US has total control over the Strait of Hormuz and will keep it, as Iran disputes the claim and transit falls to new lows.
Tehran says it held no ceasefire extension talks with the US, contradicting a Pakistan-mediated report that both sides agreed to prolong the truce.
China's C919 jet, billed as a Boeing and Airbus rival, completed its first international commercial flight from Beijing to Ulaanbaatar on Wednesday.
Former Chinese premier Zhu Rongji, architect of market reforms that fueled China's economic rise, died from illness in Beijing on Wednesday.
Erdogan wants more nations to join the Makkah Joint Defense Agreement, the Turkey-Saudi-Pakistan pact signed as Mideast tensions from the US-Iran war spread.
