Saudi, Turkish and Pakistani officials meet Iranian leaders in Tehran
Senior officials from Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan met in Iran on Monday in an effort to head off a new round of regional fighting, and Tehran called the talks "very good".
Senior officials from Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan met in Iran on Monday. France 24 reports the aim was to stop a return to war in the Middle East. Tehran described the discussions as "very good".
Saudi Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman attended, according to France 24. The visit came after Washington, Tehran and Israel each warned that hostilities could resume, the outlet reports.
Al Jazeera, in an earlier report, said the talks would be the first high-level contact between Iran and the Mecca pact bloc since Houthi rebels stepped up attacks on Saudi Arabia. Both outlets link the countries to the Mecca pact.
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- Al JazeeraOfficials from Mecca pact states to hold talks in Iran amid regional tensionsMon, Oct 26, 3:33 AM EDT
- France 24Mecca pact nations hold talks with Iran to prevent renewed Middle East warMon, Oct 26, 7:24 PM EDT
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