Turkish FM says ready to meet Saudi defence needs - what does that mean?

Turkiye expresses readiness to assist Saudi Arabia as Houthi attacks escalate, testing a recent trilateral defence agreement.

x whatsapp-stroke copylink google Add Al Jazeera on Google info Smoke rises from the fuel storage area at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh after the Houthi attack on Saturday [Reuters] By Al Jazeera Staff and Reuters Published On 20 Sep 2026 20 Sep 2026 Turkiye says it is ready to help meet Saudi Arabia’s military needs as Riyadh faces escalating attacks from Yemen’s Houthis, potentially putting a newly signed Mecca defence pact to its first major test.

Last month, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan signed the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, which treats an armed attack on any of its three member countries as an attack on all three, amid growing regional tensions.