From the Mecca defence pact to Tehran talks: Is the Middle East’s security landscape shifting?
Politics · First reported 26 Oct, 15:07 · Updated 19:07
Saudi, Pakistani and Turkish officials met Iranian counterparts in Tehran as the three countries pursued diplomatic talks alongside a mutual-defence pact.
- Saudi Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman, Pakistani army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir and Turkish intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin attended the talks on Monday.
- Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey signed the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement in August 2026; the pact treats an armed attack on one member as an attack on all three.
- The article says the countries’ talks with Tehran are taking place alongside alliance defence commitments, and that no new regional security mechanism has been announced.
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