Mecca country officials to hold joint meeting in Tehran; discuss regional security

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Pandey, P. (2026, October 26). Mecca country officials to hold joint meeting in Tehran; discuss regional security. Times of India. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/saudi-pak-and-turkish-officials-to-hold-joint-meeting-in-tehran-discuss-regional-security/articleshow/135204168.cms

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Times of India · collected 2026-10-26 · by Pranjal Pandey

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Senior officials from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey will meet with Iranian counterparts in Tehran on Monday to discuss regional security amid increased conflict between Saudi Arabia and Yemen's Houthi rebels. The meeting includes Saudi defense minister Khalid bin Salman, Pakistani army chief General Asim Munir, and Turkish intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin, along with Iranian officials. This is the first high-level contact among these nations since the escalation of attacks by the Houthis against Saudi infrastructure.
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Top officials from Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan are scheduled to meet with Iranian officials in Tehran on October 26, marking the first high-level contact between Iran and all members of the Mecca Pact since escalating attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels. The meeting aims to discuss regional coordination and security, amid ongoing tensions fueled by the conflict involving Iran-aligned Houthis targeting Saudi Arabia. Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman, Pakistan’s army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir, and Turkey’s intelligence head will attend. This comes after recent missile and drone interceptions by Saudi forces on October 25, as well as an emergency meeting in Riyadh where the Mecca Pact countries agreed to rapidly deploy military forces to support Saudi Arabia.

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Pranjal Pandey
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Topics

Houthi Iran Saudi Saudi Arabia Yemen

Subjects

Iran GPE · 5× Houthi NORP · 4× Saudi NORP · 4× Saudi Arabia GPE · 3× Yemen GPE · 3× Houthis NORP · 2× Mehr ORG · 2× Pakistan GPE · 2× Tehran GPE · 2× Turkish NORP · 2×

Narrative

Deputy secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), Ali Bagheri Kani, said Munir had informed secretary Mohsen Rezaei that senior officials from Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan had decided to travel to Tehran and hold a joint meeting, Mehr reported.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-26
🔮 Senior Saudi, Pakistani and Turkish officials will visit Tehran on Monday for a joint meeting with Iranian officials, the first planned talk since the re-escalated Houthi conflict.
2026-10-26 · Times of India
Mecca country officials to hold joint meeting in Tehran; discuss regional security · assertive framing

Claims (11 extracted, 1 hedged)

Senior Saudi, Pakistani and Turkish officials will visit Tehran on Monday for a joint meeting with Iranian officials, the first planned talk since the re-escalated Houthi conflict. asserted
officials → visit → conflict
The officials expected to attend are Saudi defence minister Khalid bin Salman, Pakistan's army chief general Asim Munir, and Turkish intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin, Iran's semi-official Mehr news agency reported. asserted
agency → expect → Munir
Deputy secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), Ali Bagheri Kani, said Munir had informed secretary Mohsen Rezaei that senior officials from Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan had decided to travel to Tehran and hold a joint meeting, Mehr reported. asserted
Mehr → say → meeting
Bagheri said the four countries could use the meeting to advance regional security by drawing on what he described as Iran's successful experience in building national security during the third imposed war (US-Iran conflict). uncertain
he → say → war
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, Reuters reported. asserted
Reuters → plan → Houthis
On Monday, the Houthis said they had attacked Saudi Arabia's East-West crude oil pumping stations and Riyadh airport, Reuters reported. asserted
Reuters → say → stations
The rebel group has been launching ballistic missiles and drones at Saudi airports, ports and oil installations, making the kingdom a pressure point in the wider conflict. asserted
kingdom → launch → conflict
Meanwhile, the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said it had destroyed two ballistic missile launchers in Sanaa, including one it said had been used to fire a missile towards Riyadh that was intercepted. asserted
that → lead → Riyadh
In a statement on X, the coalition claimed it had destroyed five tunnels used to store ballistic missiles and four ballistic missile launch platforms. asserted
it → claim → missiles
It also said it had struck a missile depot and targeted Houthi supply routes between areas under the group's control. asserted
it → say → control
The coalition added that the operation targeted Houthi fortifications, gatherings of its members and military equipment along front lines inside Yemen. asserted
operation → add → Yemen
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