Officials from Mecca pact countries to meet Iranian officials: Reuters
- On Monday, October 26, 2026, senior security officials from Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan met Iranian leaders in Tehran to seek regional de-escalation amid rising tensions before U.S. and Israeli elections.
- The Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, signed in August, mandates signatories use "all necessary means" to eliminate threats, prompting direct intervention with Iran to prevent conflict that would trigger collective security obligations.
- Saudi Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman, Pakistan army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir, and Turkish intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin led delegations meeting Iranian officials. Iranian state media described discussions as "very good," though parties reached no concrete agreements, only pledging continued dialogue.
- Houthi rebels launched missile attacks on Riyadh airport on Sunday as delegations met in Tehran. Egypt's parliament authorized military defensive support for Saudi Arabia, signaling growing regional efforts to reinforce the kingdom's security.
- The Mecca alliance seeks an "independent regional security architecture" less reliant on Washington. However, Iran maintains talks remain contingent on lifting U.S. sanctions and ending the blockade of Iranian ports, narrowing the diplomatic path forward.
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Iran raises 'Zionist expansionism' in talks with Saudi Arabia and its Mecca Pact allies
Saudi Arabia and its Mecca Pact allies Turkey and Pakistan send high-level delegations to Tehran for security talks, during which Iran claimed it raised the issue of “Zionist expansionism.” By World Israel News Staff Iran accused Israel of pursuing expansionist policies across the Middle East on Monday as senior officials from Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan arrived in Tehran for high-level security talks aimed at preventing another escalation…
Iran on Tuesday described the talks held the previous day in Tehran with Saudi, Pakistani and Turkish leaders as very good, reporting that the parties jointly rejected foreign interference in the region.
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AlKhaleej TodaySaudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan hold talks with Iran to avert renewed regional war
TEHRAN, Oct 27 — Senior officials from Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan held talks with Iran on Monday in an attempt to stop the Middle East war from reigniting, with Tehran...
Amid daily attacks on Saudi Arabia by the pro-Iranian Houthi rebels in Yemen, the security chiefs of Iran, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey met. This marks the first high-level meeting between these countries since the civil war in Yemen intensified last July. According to Al Jazeera, on the 26th (local time), Saudi Khalid bin Salman
It is not very normal for Arabs to travel to Iran to ask for anything from the Persians – Shiites for more inri–, but the level of attacks by the rebels of Yemen against Saudi economic targets has become almost insufferable for Riyadh, and the oil superpower has agreed to it. The military leaders of the three countries that signed this year a military alliance, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan, have met in Tehran with the Iranian authorities to…
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