Four-nation Tehran meeting ends without Iran ceasefire
On 26 October, Pakistan’s army chief presented an undisclosed regional security paper at a four-nation Tehran meeting that closed without a ceasefire, while Riyadh weighed the result.
Field Marshal Asim Munir presented a proposal in Tehran on 26 October that a senior Pakistani security official said had Donald Trump’s blessing.
Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan held their first joint meeting; it closed without a ceasefire and without publishing the paper’s terms.
Islamabad’s described aim was a regional mechanism, with Mecca defence-pact states plus Qatar as possible guarantors if Tehran agreed.
US officials said American forces could mount a major campaign against Iran within 96 hours of an order.
Iranian accounts conflict on whether Islamabad carried a Strait of Hormuz reopening offer tied to lifting a US naval blockade.