Mecca Pact officials set to meet in Tehran as oil prices surge
Iran International reported that high-level visits by Saudi, Pakistani and Turkish officials are set to take place in Tehran on 31 October, aiming to ease hostilities, while the United States signals possible renewed strikes and Iran’s hard-liners cite the surge in oil prices as proof of pressure on Washington. Al-Monitor said that Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman, Pakistan army chief Asim Munir and Turkey’s intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin will also attend the meetings with Iranian officials to discuss coordination among Mecca Pact members.