Turkey May Get Involved With Iran Conflict

ANKARA - Turkey could provide military assistance to Saudi Arabia as

the kingdom faces escalating attacks from the Iran-backed Houthis,

Turkey pointed to the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement between Turkey,

Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, saying Ankara would examine any request

from Riyadh for assistance under the trilateral pact. The agreement

allows the three countries to provide collective assistance, with the

nature of that support determined by the requesting country and joint

decisions among the members. The Turkish government also warned

that the widening Middle East crisis was no longer economically

sustainable.