#BREAKING :🇮🇱🇵🇸 #Netanyahu#Gaza plan rejection no surprise, Palestinian politician says, Mustafa Barghouti, secretary-general of the #Palestinian National Initiative.
#BREAKING :🇺🇸🇮🇷 Brigadier General Ali Jahanshahi, #Iran commander of ground forces, says, “If any #US military personnel set foot in Iran, we will cut them off.”
#BREAKING :🇮🇷🇾🇪#Houthi spokesperson Yahya Saree says the movement’s forces carried out “a large-scale and precise” operation against #Yemen al-#Makha port.
#BREAKING :🇵🇰🇸🇦 #Pakistan FM Ishaq Dar says the trilateral Mecca defence deal, signed by #Turkiye🇹🇷, #SaudiArabia, and Pakistan, is “purely” defensive in nature and not targeted against any country.
In the light of ongoing discussion and interest surrounding the “Makkah Joint Defence Agreement” (The Makkah Accord) over the past two days, the following context and clarity on this Agreement may be useful for everyone to note:
• The Makkah Joint Defence Agreement, jointly signed by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye in Makkah Mukaramma on Friday 7th August 2026, reflects the depth of the brotherly relations between the leadership and peoples of the three countries.
• The Makkah Accord is the culmination of years of discussions and coordination, with a common desire to strengthen strategic cooperation in addressing multifarious peace and security challenges and advancing regional peace, stability and prosperity.
• The Makkah Accord does not abrogate or replace any existing bilateral or multilateral agreements between these countries, or with other countries or organisations.
• Any external armed attack on any one of the three countries will be considered as an attack on all, consistent with the inherent right of individual and collective self-defence under Article 51 of the UN Charter.
• The Makkah Accord is purely defensive in nature. It is not targeted against any country and its sole purpose is to further strengthen our ongoing efforts towards peace, stability and prosperity in the wider region.
• The Makkah Accord remains open to any country in the region willing to uphold its fundamental principles and resolve differences through mutual respect, cooperation and peaceful means.
• The Makkah Accord is consistent with the fundamental pillars of our foreign policy, Pakistan looks forward to continuing to work closely with all brotherly countries in the region towards lasting peace and stability. We remain committed to advancing the cause of peaceful resolution of all conflicts and building a more secure, stable and prosperous future for our peoples.
#BREAKING :🇮🇱🇵🇸 #Netanyahu rejects Board of Peace plan for #Gaza.
Netanyahu says Israel has rejected the 15- point plan for Gaza by #Trump Board of Peace and will not withdraw its forces until Hamas is disarmed, according to #Israeli media.
#BREAKING :🇮🇷Ayatollah Mojtaba #Khamenei has met #Pezeshkian on the occasion of the latter beginning his third year in office, according to #Iranian media.
#BREAKING :🇮🇷🇮🇶Haider al-Abboudi, an Iraqi government spokesman, says a network that planned an drone attacks allegedly carried out by “pro-#Iranian militias” from #Iraq with unmanned aerial vehicles (#UAVs) has been dismantled.
#BREAKING :🇴🇲🇮🇷 #Iran said on Saturday that a deal with Oman on control of the Strait of #Hormuz was close but would not be enough to free up the waterway, and the #UnitedArabEmirates said #Iran had hit another ship there.
#BREAKING :🇺🇸🇮🇷Brigadier General Hassan Hassanzadeh, commander of the IRGC’s #Tehran Corps, has claimed that the #UnitedStates and Israel “completely failed to achieve their goals against” Iran during the recent conflict.
#BREAKING :🇮🇷🇸🇦An #Iranian lawmaker has dismissed the new Mecca defense pact as 'paper agreement between #SaudiArabia, #Turkey🇹🇷 and #Pakistan🇵🇰 as a "paper agreement" that would not provide Saudi Arabia with security.