Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has assured that the newly formed trilateral defense pact with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, known as the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, is not aimed at Iran. The agreement, signed on Friday in Mecca by leaders from all three countries, includes an Article 5-style mutual-defense clause, but Fidan clarified that it does not identify any specific country as a common threat. This defense pact, similar to NATO's Article 5 collective-defense clause, will establish political and military committees, joint training, intelligence sharing, logistics, threat assessments, and military interoperability, with a focus on defense-industry cooperation. While Turkey has been negotiating this agreement for nearly two years, some Iranian officials have raised concerns about the agreement, questioning its implications for regional security. Turkish leaders, however, view it as part of a broader effort to promote greater responsibility among regional countries for their own security and expand the alliance beyond the initial three members. Egypt, described as a "natural partner," is expected to join once technical issues are resolved. The practical details of how the three militaries would coordinate in a crisis remain to be worked out, but the planned committees, permanent secretariat, and focus on interoperability and defense-industry cooperation suggest that the pact aims to develop beyond a simple mutual defense declaration.