Saudi Arabia's Allies on Their Way to a New Military Agreement – Without It | Report

Qatari media reported that Pakistan and Turkey are moving toward strengthening their defense partnership with Qatar and Indonesia, excluding Saudi Arabia. The report comes as Saudi Arabia battles the Houthis without significant help from its allies. A Pakistani official claimed that aircraft participated in strikes in Yemen, but the report has not been officially confirmed.

Qatari media reported today (Wednesday) that Pakistan and Turkey are moving toward strengthening their defense partnership with Qatar and Indonesia, excluding Saudi Arabia. According to the report, the memorandum of understanding will focus on joint production, technology transfer, strengthening interoperability, and integrating supply chains. The report comes as Saudi Arabia is in the midst of its most severe escalation against the Houthis since 2022, without significant help from its allies. A Pakistani official claimed that Pakistani fighter jets participated in strikes in Yemen, but the report has not been officially confirmed. Turkey has not yet acted, and Erdogan only last night transferred approval for activating the defense agreement to the Turkish parliament – a move that commentators in the Arab media interpret as stalling. The article notes that Saudi Arabia's exclusion may stem from its inability to contribute significantly to such a security partnership, as it does not produce weapons on the scale of Turkey and Pakistan.