Saudi Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman, Pakistan’s army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir and Türkiye’s intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Supreme National Security Council secretary Mohsen Rezaie in Tehran on October 26. The meeting was presented as an effort to ease regional tensions.
Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Ministry said the visit supported dialogue, diplomatic solutions and mediation led by Qatar and Pakistan. Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson said discussions would cover regional security, including Israeli actions in Palestine and Lebanon and the effects of the war involving the United States on the region.
The talks came as fighting and threats of renewed attacks continued to unsettle the region. Yemen’s Houthis claimed on the same day that they had targeted pumping stations along Saudi Arabia’s East-West oil pipeline and King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh. Saudi authorities had not immediately confirmed those claims.
The Tehran meeting was the first high-level engagement among the parties since Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia escalated earlier in October. It also followed the August signing of the Mecca defence pact by Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Türkiye. The pact treats an armed attack on one member as an attack on all. At an October 5 meeting in Riyadh, the three governments agreed on measures to provide military capabilities to the kingdom.
The officials did not announce a new security agreement in Tehran. Their stated focus was on dialogue, mediation and reducing the risk of a wider escalation.
