Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan agreed to arrange an urgent meeting of their military chiefs under the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement after Houthi attacks on Saudi targets. The Houthis said they fired dozens of missiles and drones, while Saudi authorities reported intercepting six ballistic missiles and issued alerts for Mecca, Jeddah and Yanbu. The three foreign ministers condemned attacks on Mecca and civilian sites and affirmed Saudi Arabia’s right to defend itself under a pact treating an attack on one member as an attack on all. The move came as Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said the Houthis were responsible for their own actions. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi separately said Tehran had offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz if the United States ended hostilities on all fronts, lifted its blockade on Iranian ports, released frozen funds and waived oil sanctions. The conflict has killed thousands, disrupted energy supplies and affected oil transport through the Red Sea and Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile, new U.S. secondary sanctions (penalties targeting third-country businesses) led neighboring countries including the UAE and Oman to bar Iranian airlines, potentially deepening Iran’s isolation and economic crisis.