Pakistan, Iran & the Gulf - a New Islamic Military Alliance Taking Shape?
During
his visit to Islamabad, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian urged the
Islamic world to “form a united front against their enemies."
- September 2025 — after Israeli strikes on Qatar, Pakistan proposed an "Arab-Islamic Task Force" at an emergency OIC summit in Doha
- 17 September 2025 — Pakistan and Saudi Arabia signed a mutual defence pact: an attack on one is an attack on both, mirroring NATO's Article 5.
- April 2026 — Pakistan deployed troops and fighter jets to Saudi Arabia amid the US-Iran war
- Turkiye and Qatar are also in talks about joining the Saudi-Pakistani defense pact, according to Pakistani officials
- Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Turkiye is in talks with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan on a defense alliance, but no deal yet

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