The meeting comes after Saudi Arabia's Grand Mufti Sheikh Saleh bin Fawzan Al-Fawzan urged Saudi troops and allied forces to remain united and be prepared to sacrifice their lives while confronting the Houthis.
The Houthis said they launched dozens of missiles and drones towards Saudi targets on Thursday. Saudi authorities said they intercepted six ballistic missiles fired by the group.
Saudi Arabia had earlier issued emergency alerts for areas including Makkah, Jeddah and Yanbu, the kingdom's main Red Sea oil port.
The planned military meeting follows talks between the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Türkiye under the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement, signed in August.
The ministers condemned attacks targeting Makkah and other civilian sites and reaffirmed Saudi Arabia's right to defend itself.
They also agreed to arrange an urgent meeting of the three countries' chiefs of staff to discuss ways to support Saudi Arabia under the defence pact.
The agreement states that an armed attack against one of its members constitutes an attack against all three parties.
Türkiye's Defence Ministry said Chief of General Staff General Selcuk Bayraktaroglu would travel to Saudi Arabia on Friday to meet his Saudi and Pakistani counterparts.
Ankara has previously said it could help meet Saudi Arabia's military requirements, particularly in technical areas. However, Turkish officials have said that any support at this stage would largely be bilateral, as the joint defence agreement has not yet been ratified by the Turkish parliament.
Iran distances itself from Houthi actions
The announcement came shortly after Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian sought to distance Tehran from Houthi attacks.
In an interview with Fox News, Pezeshkian said the Houthis were responsible for their own actions. His comments came a day after he addressed the UN General Assembly in New York.
The remarks came amid a pause in fighting between Iran and the United States and renewed diplomatic efforts involving Qatar as an intermediary.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said Tehran had conveyed a proposal to Washington under which the Strait of Hormuz would be reopened if Iran's conditions were met.
Araqchi said the proposal called for an end to hostilities on all fronts within seven days, alongside the lifting of the US blockade on Iranian ports, the release of frozen Iranian funds and the easing of oil sanctions.
Oil prices fell on Friday as markets assessed the possibility of a ceasefire, although shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remained heavily reduced.
Regional pressure on energy supplies
The conflict has disrupted oil exports and shipping across the region. Houthi attacks have affected maritime traffic around the Red Sea, while tensions involving Iran have sharply reduced tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.
Saudi Arabia has also faced pressure on its oil export infrastructure, including attacks affecting the country's Red Sea facilities.
The Houthis' relationship with Iran remains disputed. While Iran has provided support to the group, Tehran has rejected claims that it directly controls Houthi military operations.
The latest developments come as Washington increases financial pressure on Iran through sanctions targeting companies in third countries that conduct business with Iranian firms.







