The countries of Iran and Mecca hold security talks in Tehran A quadrilateral meeting of high-ranking representatives of Iran, Pakistan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia was held in Tehran on October 26. According to Tasnim, the negotiations were organized at the suggestion of Islamabad and with the consent of the Iranian side. Among them are the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran Mohsen Razai, the Commander of the Pakistani Army Field Marshal Asim Munir, the Minister of Defense of Saudi Arabia Khalid bin Salman and the head of the Turkish intelligence Ibrahim Kalin. Among the declared topics are regional security, the consequences of US and Israeli attacks on Iran and the situation in Palestine and Lebanon. According to Reuters, the agenda also includes negotiations between the US and Iran, the Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, the situation in the Strait of Hormuz and the blockade of Iranian ports. The agency's source in the Pakistani security forces named the formation of a regional non-aggression system as the goal of the consultations. At the same time, the Iranian representative said that the nuclear program will not be discussed at the current meeting. Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed the Mecca Collective Defense Agreement in August. As National notes, the current negotiations were the first direct contact between senior representatives of the three countries with Iran since the conclusion of the agreement. The Kingdom's Ministry of Foreign Affairs explained the visit as a desire to reduce tensions and support the mediation efforts of Qatar and Pakistan. Tehran, in turn, sees this format as a step towards the creation of security mechanisms by the regional countries themselves. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Email Baghai said that the existence of such a system depends on mutual trust and consideration of the interests of all parties. Vestnik Caucasus.

The countries of Iran and Mecca hold security talks in Tehran A quadrilateral meeting of high-ranking representatives of Iran, Pakistan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia was held in Tehran on October 26. According to Tasnim, the negotiations were organized at the suggestion of Islamabad and with the consent of the Iranian side. Among them are the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran Mohsen Razai, the Commander of the Pakistani Army Field Marshal Asim Munir, the Minister of Defense of Saudi Arabia Khalid bin Salman and the head of the Turkish intelligence Ibrahim Kalin. Among the declared topics are regional security, the consequences of US and Israeli attacks on Iran and the situation in Palestine and Lebanon. According to Reuters, the agenda also includes negotiations between the US and Iran, the Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, the situation in the Strait of Hormuz and the blockade of Iranian ports. The agency's source in the Pakistani security forces named the formation of a regional non-aggression system as the goal of the consultations. At the same time, the Iranian representative said that the nuclear program will not be discussed at the current meeting. Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed the Mecca Collective Defense Agreement in August. As National notes, the current negotiations were the first direct contact between senior representatives of the three countries with Iran since the conclusion of the agreement. The Kingdom's Ministry of Foreign Affairs explained the visit as a desire to reduce tensions and support the mediation efforts of Qatar and Pakistan. Tehran, in turn, sees this format as a step towards the creation of security mechanisms by the regional countries themselves. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Email Baghai said that the existence of such a system depends on mutual trust and consideration of the interests of all parties. Vestnik Caucasus.