Top officials from Mecca pact countries to meet Iranian officials in Tehran, two sources say

Jerusalem Post/Middle East/Iran NewsSaudi 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.Follow us on GoogleNational flags of Pakistan (L) and Saudi Arabia flutter at Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs premises in Islamabad on March 29, 2026. Foreign ministers from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Turkey met on March 29 for talks on the war in the Middle East, with Islamabad acting as a go-between fo(photo credit: Aamir QURESHI / AFP via Getty Images)OCTOBER 26, 2026 05:28Updated: OCTOBER 26, 2026 05:41Top officials from the Mecca Pact countries Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan are set to meet Iranian officials in Tehran on Monday to discuss regional coordination, two people with knowledge of the matter said.Saudi Arabia will be represented by Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman, and Pakistan by army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir, the people said on condition of anonymity.The Turkish head of intelligence will also join, one of the people said.The Saudi government media office and Pakistan's military media wing did not respond to Reuters' requests for 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.TURKISH PRESIDENT Recep Tayyip Erdogan shakes hands with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, next to Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, after signing a joint defense agreement in Mecca, on August 7, 2026. (credit: Saudi Press Agency/Handout via REUTERS)Saudi Arabia intercepted another wave of missiles and drones on Sunday as fighting with the militant group continued unabated.Ministers from the Mecca Pact countries held an emergency meeting in Riyadh earlier this month and agreed to ensure the "rapid deployment" of military forces and capabilities in Saudi Arabia.The conflict has become an increasingly destabilizing element in the US-Israeli offensive against Iran, turning US ally Saudi Arabia into a pressure point ⁠in the wider war.Joint Defense Agreement singed in August, has yet to be ratified by TurkeyTurkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia signed the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement in August, under which an armed attack on one member is considered an attack on 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 recognized borders, according to a text seen by Reuters.Efforts by Turkey’s parliament to ratify the agreement began last week and are still underway, while Pakistan approved the pact last week.Follow us on Google