The Mecca Pact was signed amid the 2026 Iran war, which exposed the vulnerability of Gulf Arab states and shifted the security dynamics in the Middle East. It was also influenced by regional competition between Turkey (Türkiye) and Israel, especially in Syria, and by the existing security agreement between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan concluded in 2025.
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