Officials from Mecca pact states to hold talks in Iran amid regional tensions
Talks to be first high-level contact between Iran and the bloc since Houthi rebels escalated attacks on Saudi Arabia.
Delegations from the Mecca Defence Alliance countries – Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan – will visit Tehran for talks, according to Saudi and Iranian officials.
Ali Bagheri Kani, deputy secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, was quoted by state-run media as saying Saudi Defence Minister Khalid bin Salman Al Saud, Pakistani military chief Asim Munir and Turkish intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin will participate in a joint meeting during their visit to Tehran on Monday.
The Iranian delegation will be led by Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council.
During the visit, Iranian officials told him there would be no talks with the United States about ending the US-Israel war on Iran until Tehran’s demands were met, according to Iranian media.