For the first time, Israel must plan for a world in which its military actions could invoke a nuclear response-not from Iran, its longtime antagonist, but from a Sunni ally of Washington. TL; DR: Driving the news Saudi Arabia and Pakistan have signed a sweeping strategic mutual defence agreement, declaring that an attack on either will be treated as an attack on both. The deal comes just days after Israel’s airstrike on Doha, which killed some senior Hamas leaders amid ceasefire talks - triggering outrage across Arab capitals. Pakistan, a nuclear weapons state, is now officially linked to Saudi defence, reshaping strategic equations in the Gulf and South Asia. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif signed the pact in Riyadh. Pakistan’
Islamic Nato? Saudi Arabia-Pakistan defence pact

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