Iran, Saudi, Turkiye and Pakistan agree to more talks amid Houthi attacks

Saudi Arabia, Iran, Turkiye and Pakistan have agreed to continue talks for regional “peace and security” as the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said it had intercepted another barrage of missiles and drones fired by the Houthis at the kingdom.The talks in Tehran on Monday were the first high-level ‌‌contact between Iran and the three nations – which signed the Mecca mutual defence pact in August – since a war that began with US and Israeli strikes on Iran also spread to Saudi Arabia and Yemen.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Houthis launch attacks on Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Adenlist 2 of 3Saudi Arabia intercepts missiles and drones as fighting with Houthis rageslist 3 of 3Saudi air defences intercept Houthi barrage near Meccaend of listIn a joint statement issued late on Monday, the four countries “agreed to continue the dialogue to strengthen cooperation amongst the four regional countries, including for peace and security in the region,” according to Iranian state media.Hours later, early on Tuesday, Colonel Turki al-Maliki, a spokesman for the coalition, said that three ballistic missiles fired by the Houthis and aimed at Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province had b...