Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan form Mecca Joint Defence Agreement
Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan have joined forces under the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement after a spike in attacks from Iran-backed Houthi rebels.
The Houthis have hit Saudi oil exports hard, especially since U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran earlier this year.
Things escalated even more when Saudi Arabia earlier had issued emergency alerts for places like Mecca, Jeddah and Yanbu, while authorities in Saudi Arabia said they had intercepted six ballistic missiles fired by Houthi fighters.
Foreign ministers condemn Houthi attacks
Foreign ministers from all three countries met to strongly condemn the Houthi attacks and backed Saudi Arabia's right to defend itself.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said his country isn't directly involved with the Houthis.
Meanwhile, Iran has suggested reopening the Strait of Hormuz to the US maybe a sign that some tensions could ease soon, but things are still pretty tense in the region overall.