Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey signed the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement on August 7 as Hormuz transits collapsed to 8-15 vessels a day from a pre-war 130. It folds a nuclear-armed state into Gulf security for the first time, just as Brent crude jumped 5% to $87.72.
A UAE ADNOC tanker was struck and left burning in the Strait of Hormuz after reportedly using a US-designated transit route, as Iran pressed attacks on shipping outside its preferred protocols. Source
