The expert revealed what was behind the recent meeting of the representatives of Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan with the Iranian authorities. On October 26, a delegation of high-ranking military and intelligence officials from the countries of the Mecca Agreement - Pakistan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia - arrived in the Iranian capital Tehran for negotiations with the military-political leadership of Iran. Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khaled bin Salman, Pakistan Army Chief of Staff Asim Munir, and Turkish Intelligence Chief Ibrahim Kalin held talks with Iran's President Massoud Pazhkian, Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Razai and the Islamic Republic's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi. According to the spokesman of the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Ismail Bagai, the meeting with senior representatives of Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan is a "practical step" towards the creation of regional security mechanisms based on common interests. Their meetings with Iranian officials were part of the ongoing efforts by the member states of the Mecca Agreement to de-escalate the crisis in the Middle East, promote dialogue and diplomatic solutions, and support the mediation efforts led by the State of Qatar and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, which have so far been unsuccessful. When the "Mecca Agreement" came out in August 2026, consisting of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, international media and experts expected that Iran could become a likely target of the bloc's participants. After all, Iran is a competitor for these players. In addition, Turkey and Pakistan already have an official reason to stand up for Saudi Arabia - attacks by the Houthis loyal to Iran on the Saudi oil and transportation infrastructure. But the nuance is that, as representatives of the Russian expert community point out, actors in the Middle East and wider Asia are not always guided by formal, bloc logic, ignoring other long-term interests.

The expert revealed what was behind the recent meeting of the representatives of Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan with the Iranian authorities. On October 26, a delegation of high-ranking military and intelligence officials from the countries of the Mecca Agreement - Pakistan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia - arrived in the Iranian capital Tehran for negotiations with the military-political leadership of Iran. Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khaled bin Salman, Pakistan Army Chief of Staff Asim Munir, and Turkish Intelligence Chief Ibrahim Kalin held talks with Iran's President Massoud Pazhkian, Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Razai and the Islamic Republic's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi. According to the spokesman of the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Ismail Bagai, the meeting with senior representatives of Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan is a "practical step" towards the creation of regional security mechanisms based on common interests. Their meetings with Iranian officials were part of the ongoing efforts by the member states of the Mecca Agreement to de-escalate the crisis in the Middle East, promote dialogue and diplomatic solutions, and support the mediation efforts led by the State of Qatar and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, which have so far been unsuccessful. When the "Mecca Agreement" came out in August 2026, consisting of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, international media and experts expected that Iran could become a likely target of the bloc's participants. After all, Iran is a competitor for these players. In addition, Turkey and Pakistan already have an official reason to stand up for Saudi Arabia - attacks by the Houthis loyal to Iran on the Saudi oil and transportation infrastructure. But the nuance is that, as representatives of the Russian expert community point out, actors in the Middle East and wider Asia are not always guided by formal, bloc logic, ignoring other long-term interests.