Officials from Mecca pact states to hold talks in Iran amid regional tensions

Planned talks to be first high-level contact between Iran and the bloc since Houthi rebels escalated their attacks on Saudi Arabia.Published On 26 Oct 202626 Oct 2026Delegations from the Mecca Defence Alliance countries – Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan – will visit Tehran for talks, according to Saudi and Iranian officials.Ali Bagheri Kani, deputy secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, was quoted by state-run media as saying Saudi Defence Minister Khalid bin Salman Al Saud, Pakistani military chief Asim Munir and Turkish intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin will participate in a joint meeting during their visit to Tehran on Monday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Houthis launch attacks on Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Adenlist 2 of 4Saudi Arabia intercepts missiles and drones as fighting with Houthis rageslist 3 of 4Saudi air defences intercept Houthi barrage near Meccalist 4 of 4Turkiye moves to ratify Mecca defence pact with Pakistan, Saudi Arabiaend of listThe Iranian delegation will be led by Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council.The participating countries could take an effective step towards establishing regional security ba...