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Top officials from Mecca Pact countries to meet Iranian officials in Tehran: Sources

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Top officials from Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan, members of the Mecca Pact, will meet Iranian officials in Tehran on October 26 to discuss regional coordination amid ongoing conflicts. The meeting includes Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman and Pakistan's army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir; details emerged from sources who wished to remain anonymous. This is the first high-level contact between Iran and all Mecca Pact members since Saudi Arabia faced increased attacks from Yemen’s Houthi rebels, aligned with Iran.

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On October 26, top officials from the Mecca Pact countries—Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan—met with Iranian officials in Tehran to discuss regional security. The meeting involved Prince Khalid bin Salman (Saudi defense minister), Field Marshal Asim Munir (Pakistan’s army chief and Chief of Defence Forces), and Ibrahim Kalin (Turkish intelligence chief). They discussed strategies to ease tensions amid the re-escalation of conflicts in the region, particularly regarding the Houthi conflict in Yemen. The meeting aimed to prevent a flare-up between Iran and other regional or global powers like the US and Israel. Defence Minister Khawaja Asif later clarified that his non-participation in these discussions was due to it not being under his ministry's mandate, responding to criticism from Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman.

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Top officials from the Mecca Pact countries Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan are set to meet Iranian officials in Tehran on Oct 26 to discuss regional coordination, two people with knowledge of the matter said.

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🔮 Top officials from the Mecca Pact countries Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan are set to meet Iranian officials in Tehran on Oct 26 to discuss regional coordination, two people with knowledge of the matter said.

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Top officials from Mecca Pact countries to meet Iranian officials in Tehran: asserted

officials → meet → Tehran

people → set → matter

Saudi Arabia will be represented by Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman, and Pakistan by army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir, the people said on condition of anonymity. asserted

people → represent → anonymity

The Turkish head of intelligence will also join, one of the people said. asserted

one → join → people

The Saudi government media office and Pakistan’s military media wing did not respond to Reuters requests for comment. asserted

office → respond → comment

The planned talks would be the first high-level contact between Iran and all members of the three-nation bloc since Saudi Arabia has come under escalating attacks from Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis. asserted

Arabia → plan → Houthis

Saudi Arabia intercepted another wave of missiles and drones on Oct 25 as fighting with the militant group continued unabated. asserted

fighting → intercept → group

Ministers from the Mecca Pact countries held an emergency meeting in Riyadh earlier in October and agreed to ensure the “rapid deployment” of military forces and capabilities in Saudi Arabia. asserted

Ministers → hold → Arabia

The conflict has become an increasingly destabilising element in the US-Israeli offensive against Iran, turning US ally Saudi Arabia into a pressure point in the wider war. asserted

conflict → become → war

Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia signed the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement in August, under which an armed attack on one member is considered an attack on all. asserted

attack → sign → all

The agreement’s first article says the parties shall use “all necessary means” to eliminate threats to one another’s territorial integrity, sovereignty or internationally recognised borders, according to a text seen by Reuters. uncertain

parties → say → Reuters

Efforts by Turkey’s Parliament to ratify the agreement began last week and are still underway, while Pakistan approved the pact last week. asserted

Pakistan → ratify → pact