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Officials from Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan met with Iranian officials in Tehran on Monday to address the escalating conflict in West Asia, including recent attacks by Yemen's Houthis on Saudi Arabia. This meeting was the first high-level contact between Iran and these nations since a regional war that began after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran. The countries agreed to continue talks aimed at strengthening cooperation for peace and security. Egypt also approved defense support for Saudi Arabia, which has intensified its military operations against the Houthis following their capture of strategic areas along Yemen’s Red Sea coast.
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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 Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan met Iranian officials in Tehran on Monday in a bid to de-escalate the conflict in West Asia, as Yemen’s Houthis launched new attacks on Saudi Arabia and Egypt approved defence support for the Gulf kingdom.
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🔮 spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said Monday’s discussions would include “Israel’s expansionist policies, developments in the Palestinian territories and Lebanon, and the repercussions of US and Israeli military action against Iran”.
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Top officials from Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan met Iranian officials in Tehran on Monday in a bid to de-escalate the conflict in West Asia, as Yemen’s Houthis launched new attacks on Saudi Arabia and Egypt approved defence support for the Gulf kingdom. asserted
Egypt → meet → kingdom
The talks were the first high-level contact between Iran and the three nations — which signed the Mecca mutual defence pact in Aug — since a war that began with US and Israeli strikes on Iran also spread to Saudi Arabia and Yemen. asserted
that → sign → Arabia
The Saudi foreign ministry said the visit was intended to open negotiating channels to “prevent the return of military escalation”. asserted
visit → say → escalation
Saudi Arabia was represented by defence minister Prince Khalid bin Salman, younger brother of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman; Pakistan by army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir; and Turkiye by intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin, Saudi and Iranian officials said. asserted
officials → represent → Kalin
Iranian state media published pictures of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, foreign minister Abbas Araqchi and Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, attending the meetings. asserted
Pezeshkian → publish → meetings
At the conclusion of the meetings, the four states agreed to continue talks with a view to strengthening cooperation, especially in peace and security, state media reported. asserted
media → agree → peace
Pakistan and Qatar have led mediation efforts in the war. asserted
Pakistan → lead → war
Qatari mediators were in Tehran Sunday, an official said. asserted
official → say → Tehran
Earlier efforts helped produce an interim peace agreement in June but fighting between Iran and the United States soon resumed. asserted
fighting → help → Iran
Conflict then flared between the Iran-aligned Houthis and US ally Saudi Arabia, opening a new front. Iranian asserted
Conflict → flare → front
spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said Monday’s discussions would include “Israel’s expansionist policies, developments in the Palestinian territories and Lebanon, and the repercussions of US and Israeli military action against Iran”. asserted
discussions → say → Iran
Egypt parl okays defence support for Saudis asserted
Egypt → parl → Saudis
Saudi Arabia has intensified strikes against the Houthis since they captured strategic areas along Yemen’s Red Sea coast last month, advancing against Saudi-backed govt forces. asserted
they → intensify → forces
The Houthis have hit Saudi airports, ports and oil installations. asserted
Houthis → hit → airports
On Monday, the Houthis said they had attacked pumping stations on Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline as well as Riyadh airport. asserted
they → say → airport
The parliament in Egypt, which has said it is considering joining the Mecca pact, Monday authorised the Egyptian military to help defend Saudi Arabia, a major financial and political partner for Cairo. asserted
it → say → Cairo
‘Hezbollah readies for new war with funds from Iran’ asserted
Hezbollah → ready → Iran
Lebanese armed group Hezbollah has spent three months preparing for a possible resumption of hostilities with Israel, after receiving an infusion of cash from Iran, according to Lebanese security personnel briefed on its activities. uncertain
Hezbollah → spend → activities
Invading Israeli forces now occupy its heartland of villages in southern Lebanon, and political pressure has built up in Beirut for its disarmament. asserted
pressure → invade → disarmament
It nevertheless remains committed to fighting Israel and has used a lull in hostilities since June to rearm, with a focus on procuring explosives and producing drones that can be flown into Israeli positions, two Lebanese security sources said. asserted
sources → remain → positions
One of the sources, and another close to Hezbollah, said the group had received millions of dollars from Iran to help boost its military capabilities. asserted
group → say → capabilities
The group has been restoring command-and-control structures that broke down in key battles, according to one of those sources and three other security officials familiar with the group's operations. uncertain
that → restore → operations
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