Riyadh supports Qatar, Pakistan push for regional calm
The Riyadh session, chaired by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, also reviewed Monday talks among Makkah Agreement partners and Iranian officials.
Saudi Arabia’s Cabinet, chaired by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, reaffirmed support for mediation led by Qatar and Pakistan.
The session reviewed Monday talks between Makkah Joint Defense Agreement partners—Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan—and senior Iranian officials.
Media Minister Salman Al-Dossary said the Cabinet praised air defences for stopping Houthi attacks aimed at Makkah, Madinah and other Saudi sites.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei met security chief Mohsen Rezaee a day after those talks and restated Tehran’s conditions for ending the conflict with the United States.
The Cabinet also approved a Commercial Transactions Law and a draft visa-exemption deal for diplomatic and similar passports.