Mecca joint defense pact marks new regional alliance, expert says
Military expert Faisal Al-Hamad says the Mecca joint defense agreement forms a defensive alliance and a foundation for a new regional order.
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AIMilitary and strategic expert Faisal Al-Hamad said the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement represents a defensive alliance and the foundation for a new regional order.
In a phone interview with Al Arabiya FM, he added that US President Donald Trump's welcome of the Mecca agreement underscores the significance of the three countries—Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey—moving to establish it as a defensive alliance not directed against any particular nation.
He noted that the alliance serves as a clear model for other countries in the region to follow toward a new regional system in the Middle East. This, he said, is why the United States welcomed it, as all member states maintain relations with Washington. The alliance, he added, serves the interests of the wider world.
Al-Hamad further explained that the US national security and defense strategies indicate Washington's aim to shift burdens to its allies, who will become the decision-makers in the Middle East and other regions.
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