Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan will form political and military ​mechanisms under a defence pact signed ‌between the regional powers last week, Turkey’s defence ministry said on Thursday, adding the ​alliance would also deepen defence ​industry cooperation.

The three countries signed the “Mecca ⁠Joint Defence Agreement” on Aug. 7, ​wedding Sunni Muslim US allies alarmed ​at a regional conflagration that has brought Iranian missile fire onto Gulf oil exporters.

They ​said the accord stipulates that an ​armed attack against any member would be regarded ‌as ⁠an attack on all, similar to NATO’s Article 5 collective defence clause.

At a weekly briefing in Ankara, the ministry ​said the ​mechanisms would ⁠include the three countries’ defence ministers, foreign ministers, and ​military chiefs.

It added that ​the ⁠joint military exercises were also being planned under the pact, while cooperation could ⁠include ​joint production and technology ​sharing in the defence industry.