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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement is not limited to three nations, expressing Ankara's desire to expand the pact into a broader framework for regional stability.Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Saturday that Tehran's position toward Washington remains unchanged despite recent diplomatic engagement, defending a memorandum signed between the two countries and insisting that the Islamic Republic made no concessions in the agreement.Türkiye's defense giant Aselsan announced Friday it has successfully tested its Tolun-P guided munition using Baykar's Bayraktar Akinci drone, demonstrating the weapon's ability to penetrate one meter of reinforced concrete with pinpoint accuracy.Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held talks with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Muslim holy city of Mecca on Friday, marking the start of his working visit to the kingdom with senior Turkish officials including Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and National Intelligence Organization chief Ibrahim Kalin attending the discussions.Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan warned on Thursday that Israeli attacks threaten Syria's stability and sovereignty, urging the international community to pressure Tel Aviv into respecting the 1974 Disengagement Agreement while vowing deeper security cooperation with Damascus.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement is not limited to three nations, expressing Ankara's desire to expand the pact into a broader framework for regional stability.Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Saturday that Tehran's position toward Washington remains unchanged despite recent diplomatic engagement, defending a memorandum signed between the two countries and insisting that the Islamic Republic made no concessions in the agreement.Türkiye's defense giant Aselsan announced Friday it has successfully tested its Tolun-P guided munition using Baykar's Bayraktar Akinci drone, demonstrating the weapon's ability to penetrate one meter of reinforced concrete with pinpoint accuracy.Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held talks with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Muslim holy city of Mecca on Friday, marking the start of his working visit to the kingdom with senior Turkish officials including Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and National Intelligence Organization chief Ibrahim Kalin attending the discussions.Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan warned on Thursday that Israeli attacks threaten Syria's stability and sovereignty, urging the international community to pressure Tel Aviv into respecting the 1974 Disengagement Agreement while vowing deeper security cooperation with Damascus.
