Riyadh and Islamabad’s Defense Treaty: A Powerful Message of Deterrence to Netanyahu and a Growing Skepticism Towards America’s Reliability. According to the Russia Today news site, the defense pact signed between Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistani Prime Minister Mohammad Shahbaz Sharif considers an attack on either country as an attack on both. … Continue reading Riyadh and Islamabad’s Defense Treaty: A Powerful Message of Deterrence to Netanyahu and a Growing Skepticism Towards America’s Reliability.