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Syria Weighs Joining Saudi Mutual Defense Pact as Yemen War Rages

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A move to join Saudi Arabia’s agreement with Turkey and Pakistan could entangle more countries in the kingdom’s escalating conflict between the Iran-backed Houthis.

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