Mecca Alliance Activates Collective Deterrent After Attacks on Saudi Arabia; Explosions in Riyadh

The Mecca Defense Alliance has activated collective defense commitments in response to Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, including Riyadh and Medina. Turkey and Pakistan have agreed to and are reportedly deploying rapid forces to Saudi Arabia, signaling a significant expansion of the alliance's operational scope and foreign military involvement in the Yemen conflict. The exact scale, timeline, and rules of engagement for these deployments remain largely unspecified.