On Monday, 31 August, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Türkiye sat down in Istanbul and gave a three-week-old defence pact its
The difference between a historic declaration and a functioning alliance will be measured by planning, funding, and interoperability.
The agreement was sealed in Makkah, the holiest city in Islam, combining Saudi money, Turkish technology, and Pakistani combat capability in one framework.
It has been under discussion for a long time. The latest developments in the region expedited it; the signing is happening today in Jeddah.
Iran’s counterproposal gives Tehran control over both inbound and outbound traffic; that is not a maritime arrangement, it is sovereignty.
A drone hit a US-owned LNG tanker at Egypt’s Damietta port today; the conflict has now reached the Mediterranean; no chokepoint is safe.
Pakistan now holds a mutual defence agreement with Saudi Arabia and a defence cooperation agreement with Kuwait, covering two of the Gulf’s most strategically significant states.
Direct US military spending has reached $42 billion, while the economic disruption from Hormuz is costing the world $2.2 trillion annually.
Trump stepped back from the Hormuz fee plan less than five hours before it was due to take effect; the strikes on Iran continued.
Do not bury me in the flag of Sykes-Picot; bury me with the flag of the Shahada, that is the cause the Muslim world has forgotten.
