U.S. President Donald Trump has welcomed the Mecca Mutual Defense Pact signed by Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Türkiye, calling it a “big, bold and important first step” toward greater regional unity and security.
Germany’s cabinet has approved major reforms expanding the powers of the BND and BfV to collect data and counter sabotage, cyberattacks and hybrid threats, amid concerns over civil rights.
A former Mossad chief has revealed that Israeli spies visited Iran’s heavily fortified Fordow nuclear facility several times in the past to gather intelligence and better understand the site. Yossi Cohen, who headed Mossad from 2016 to 2021, did not disclose when the alleged visits took place or identify the operatives involved. He described the U.S. bombing of Fordow as “the fulfillment of my dreams.”
Mossad chief Roman Gofman has reportedly dismissed two senior officials allegedly linked to a covert plan to overthrow Iran’s Islamic Republic government through support for Kurdish groups and mass protests.
Turkey says its defense pact with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia resembles NATO’s Article 5, with an attack on one member considered an attack on all.
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey have signed a historic trilateral defense agreement under which an armed attack against any one of the three countries will be considered an attack against all three, marking a major expansion of security and defense cooperation among the three regional powers.
Reports claim Iran is set to receive up to 400 Chinese-made air defense missile systems, with allegations that the shipment could pass through Pakistan. Islamabad has rejected the claims, calling reports of its involvement “fabricated and baseless.”
Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, met a U.S. congressional delegation in Islamabad to discuss regional security, bilateral defense cooperation, and opportunities to expand economic and trade ties between the two countries.
Pakistan's army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir has vowed to eliminate terrorist infrastructure threatening the country wherever it exists. He said security forces will continue operations against terrorists and their facilitators until terrorism is completely eradicated.
