Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian shaking hands with Saudi Arabia’s Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman Al-Saud after a meeting with the Pakistani army chief and the Turkish intelligence chief in Tehran on October 26, 2026.
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Iran and the three countries party to the Mecca defence pact agreed to continue talks after a “first” meeting in Tehran, Iranian state television said on Monday (October 26, 2026).
The meeting brought Iran together with representatives from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey — recent signatories to the Mecca pact — and they “agreed to continue discussions to strengthen cooperation… including on regional peace and security”, the broadcaster said.
Published – October 26, 2026 10:08 pm IST
