Millions Of Soldiers And Thousands Of Tanks: A New Military Alliance Is Taking Shape In The Middle East

It could become one of the most important regions in the Muslim world.

In the Middle East, a new military alliance of three countries is taking shape, bringing together millions of soldiers and thousands of tanks and potentially becoming one of the most important blocs in the Muslim world, writes forsal.pl.

Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan have signed a defense agreement that will operate on the same principle as NATO: an attack on one country will trigger a response from all three. The agreement was signed in Mecca, one of Islam’s most important holy cities.

Representatives of the countries emphasize that the agreement is defensive in nature and is not directed against any specific country. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan stressed that the document does not name any specific adversary and that a response to a threat could include various forms of assistance—ranging from information sharing to military support.

Together, the three countries have about 1.4 million soldiers. Their armed forces also have about 6,000 tanks. Their combined naval forces have about 21 submarines, 38 frigates, and 15 corvettes. The air forces of the three countries have approximately 1,000 combat aircraft.

Iran Responds to the New Alliance

Two days before the signing of the “Mecca Agreement,” Iranian Defense Minister Seyed Majid Ibn Reza proposed to Turkey the creation of a broader military alliance that would include Iran, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Egypt. According to the Pakistan Observer, the Iranian proposal is primarily aimed at reducing the region’s dependence on external military forces.

However, implementing the Iranian concept will be much more difficult.

“At the moment, this seems impossible, especially given the conflict with the United States, which, after all, is the closest ally of Egypt, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia. This current alliance, signed on Friday, better serves the interests of the United States and aligns with the ambitions of the two participating countries,” notes Grzegorz Dzemiowicz, former Polish ambassador to Egypt and Sudan.

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