Makkah pact partners hold Tehran dialogue amid Gulf tension

Officials from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye — partners in the Makkah defence pact — were in Tehran on Monday.

Pakistan was represented by its chief of defence forces; Saudi Arabia sent its defence minister, a brother of the crown prince.

Iran’s official readout said participants pledged to continue dialogue for peace and security in the region.

The meeting followed a suggestion by Pakistan’s CDF, who had been in Tehran the previous week.

Regional states remain wary of possible fresh US or Israeli military action against Iran.

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