IslamabadIran’s minister called Pakistan, then Saudi Arabia.
A mutual-defense pact binds nuclear-armed Pakistan to the war if it widens.
The Mecca pact binds Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey to mutual defense if Houthi attacks widen.
Houthi advances in Yemen continue as Saudi Arabia weighs whether to retaliate.
How each outlet framed it
drawn from 80+ reports worldwide
- Al Jazeera Online
- positions Pakistan as Iran-mediated diplomatic channel during peak escalation; Houthis seize Mayyun Island, controlling Bab al-Mandeb
Sources: Al Jazeera Online