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Mideast live: Turkey says defence pact with Saudi, Pakistan 'not aimed at any particular country'

Turkey said on Friday that its joint defence pact signed with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan was "not aimed at any particular country". The pact comes as regional powers seek to strengthen security ties amid the US-Iran war. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments.

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Turkey said on Friday that its joint defence pact signed with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan was "not aimed at any particular country".

The pact comes as regional powers seek to strengthen security ties amid the US-Iran war.

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis killed at least 58 government troops in missile and drone attacks, a military source said, after one of the deadliest days in the country's civil war in four years.

US President Donald Trump ​told ‌reporters ⁠that he ‌believed the war with ⁠Iran would be over soon.

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