Iran meets Saudi, Turkish and Pakistani officials to discuss regional security

Iran hosted a meeting in Tehran on Monday with Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman, Turkish intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin and Pakistani Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei attended alongside other senior security officials.

The parties said they would keep discussing regional peace and security, though no formal agreement or implementation plan was announced.

Iranian officials framed the talks as a diplomatic avenue to address tensions with the United States and Israel and to promote a security framework managed by Middle Eastern states.

"Islamic countries should adopt a coordinated stance against Israeli aggression and assassination," President Pezeshkian said.

Rezaei added that participants agreed Israel should withdraw from southern Lebanon, southern Syria, Gaza and the West Bank, describing the discussions as evidence of a shifting regional climate.