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Saudi minister Khalid bin Salman, Pakistan's chief Asim Munir, Turkey's Kalin meet Iran in Tehran. President Pezeshkian said Iran is ready to deepen regional cooperation.

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Tehran meeting to slow escalation

Senior officials from Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan met in Tehran with representatives of the Iranian leadership in an effort to promote diplomatic solutions and prevent further escalation, according to Reuters. Saudi Arabia sent Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman, Pakistan sent Army Chief Field Marshal Asem Munir, and Turkey sent intelligence head Ibrahim Kalin, while the talks were held with Iran’s Supreme National Security Council. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Seyed Abbas Mousavi said the Tehran talks would focus on regional security and issues tied to tensions in the Middle East, including Israel’s expansionist policy and the situation in the Palestinian territories and Lebanon.

The meeting also came as the agenda included the possibility of resuming a broad military campaign against Iran, with the backdrop of continued Houthi attacks against Saudi Arabia. Iranian state television said the undersecretary of the Supreme National Security Council, Ali Bakr-Khani, confirmed the visit and the identities of the participants.

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Iran’s president calls for cooperation

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told officials in Tehran that the Islamic Republic of Iran is ready to take steps toward deepening regional cooperation and resolving differences, the official IRNA news agency reported. Pezeshkian stressed the need to strengthen unity and cooperation among Muslim countries during a meeting in Tehran with officials from Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan. Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei told reporters in Tehran that the agenda for the meeting wasn’t set, but the talks would “undoubtedly address the most pressing threats to regional security.”

Saudi Arabia said in a statement that the delegations hoped to find “ways to de-escalate tensions, enhance regional security and promote its stability.” The delegations met as a quadrilateral meeting between Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Iran began in Tehran on Monday, with Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi attending.

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Regional security framework and Yemen

Iran’s Foreign Ministry said the Tehran quadripartite meeting would discuss Israel’s expansionist approach, developments in Lebanon and Palestine, and the repercussions of the military attack on Iran, while also positioning the talks as a step toward cooperation on regional security mechanisms. The Iranian Supreme National Security Council said a delegation including Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman, Pakistan’s Army Chief Asim Munir, and Turkish intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin arrived in Tehran to meet with the Secretary-General of the Council. An Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Esmaeil Baghaei, said the meeting could lay the groundwork for a regional security framework rooted in the interests and decisions of countries in the region.

Baghaei also said the initiative was proposed during Asim Munir’s visit to Tehran and was welcomed by Iran, while he described the meeting as a way to explore mechanisms for regional security. The talks unfolded as the Iranian Foreign Ministry linked the meeting to heightened attacks by Iran-aligned Houthi groups on Saudi Arabia and rising mutual threats between Washington and Tehran.

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