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Officials from Mecca pact countries to meet Iranian officials: Reuters
The meeting follows rising Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and stalled diplomacy with Washington, with officials seeking regional security coordination and de-escalation.
- On Monday, October 26, 2026, top officials from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey gathered in Tehran to discuss regional security with Iranian counterparts, marking the first high-level contact between Iran and the full Mecca Joint Defence Agreement alliance since recent escalations.
- Saudi Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman, Pakistan Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir, and Turkish Intelligence Chief Ibrahim Kalin attended following an emergency Mecca Pact meeting earlier this month that agreed to ensure the "rapid deployment" of military forces to Saudi Arabia.
- Signed in August, the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement mandates that members use "all necessary means" to eliminate threats to one another's territorial integrity, with an armed attack on one member considered an attack on all three nations.
- Iranian Security Chief Mohsen Rezaei welcomed the delegations, stating the meeting could represent "an important and effective step towards building lasting regional security," while Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said Tehran had not closed the window for diplomacy.
- Amid escalating Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, the alliance seeks direct de-escalation channels with Tehran, even as Washington and Tehran have reportedly drawn up plans to restart the wider war following the November 3 elections.
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This will be the first high-level contact between Iran and all members of the three-nation bloc since Saudi Arabia was drawn deeper into the wider Iran conflict.
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