Pakistan Deploys JF-17 Block III Fighters to Saudi Arabia as New Mutual Defence Pact Raises Stakes in Iran Crisis

stlbeacon.org - 4/13/2026

Pakistan Air Force JF-17 Thunder Block III fighters have arrived at King Abdulaziz Air Base in Dhahran in the first operational activation of the Saudi-Pakistani Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement, placing Pakistani combat aircraft near Saudi Arabia’s critical oil infrastructure amid rising tensions with Iran.

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