An ‘Islamic NATO’ Without Iran Is Symbolic: That’s Its Purpose and Its Problem
The signing of the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement left us with a picture of Muhammad bin Salman, de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of Turkey, and Shehbaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Pakistan, praying together with Mecca in the background. This picture is highly symbolic for Muslim audiences, who make up almost…
