On Friday, August 7th, 2026, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey signed a mutual defence agreement stating that “any armed attack against any one of the three States shall be regarded as an attack against them all,” according to Pakistan’s foreign ministry. This pact among the Sunni Muslim allies aims to strengthen security ties amid the ongoing war involving Iran.

Meanwhile, Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis launched missile and drone attacks that killed at least 58 government troops, marking one of the deadliest days in the country’s civil war in four years, a military source reported.

In Lebanon, Israel refused to withdraw from additional areas in the south unless the Lebanese army gained full control over two initial “pilot zones,” a Lebanese presidential source told AFP.

US President Donald Trump expressed optimism about the conflict with Iran, telling reporters he believed the war would be over soon.

These developments highlight escalating tensions and shifting alliances in the Middle East region.

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