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Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan said on Sept 19 Turkey is prepared to provide assistance to Saudi Arabia under the Makkah Joint Defense Agreement following recent attacks by Yemen’s Houthi militants. He said the agreement’s signatories are monitoring the attacks and that Saudi military needs may be concentrated in technical areas Turkey can meet. Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed the Makkah Joint Defense Agreement on Aug 7; the pact states an armed attack on any party will be treated as an attack on all.

Iranian state media reported the Central Command of Iran’s Armed Forces said the US is planning new action targeting Iran, to be carried out with approval from regional allies, and that the plan was coordinated at a European summit.