US Representative Joe Wilson highlights the Mecca joint defense agreement between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan

(CNN) - US Representative Joe Wilson highlighted, on Wednesday, the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement between Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan and what the agreement stipulates in the event of an attack on one of these three countries, in light of the attacks carried out by the Iran-backed Houthi group in Yemen.

Wilson said in a blog post on his page on the

The text of the agreement, which was published by the official Saudi Press Agency last August, states that “the agreement aims to strengthen joint deterrence against any attack, and stipulates that any armed attack on any of the three countries is an attack on all of them. The agreement is also concerned with developing all aspects of defense cooperation between them.”

The Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen launched a large-scale attack on southwestern Saudi Arabia early Tuesday, targeting oil facilities and other infrastructure. In an escalation that risks expanding the scope of conflicts in the region and increasing pressure on crude oil prices.

The Saudi-led forces pledged a firm response, noting that dozens of civilians had been injured. The Saudi Ministry of Energy also stated that the attacks caused fires to break out in several facilities in the southern region, which led to a temporary cessation of some operations.

These attacks represent a major escalation in the conflict between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis - which renewed its intensity in July following the collapse of the truce between the United States and Iran - as they included Houthi missile attacks targeting Saudi oil facilities and tankers, in a move that reflects the expansion of the war in the Middle East.