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Iran says officials from Saudi, Turkey, Pakistan to visit Tehran for security talks
AFP, Tehran
Published: 26 Oct 2026, 12:36 PM
Deputy secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Bagheri Kani speaks during a news conference in Almaty 5 April 2013. Photo: Reuters
An Iranian official said on Monday that senior officials from Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan will visit Tehran for talks over regional security, without specifying when the meeting would take place.
"As agreed, Saudi Defence Minister Khalid bin Salman,
Pakistani army chief General Asim Munir and Turkish intelligence chief Ibrahim
Kalin will participate in this meeting," said Ali Bagheri Kani, deputy
secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council.
He said the meeting will be held with Iran's security chief
Mohsen Rezaei.
"This four-party meeting in Tehran could represent an
important and effective step towards building lasting regional security, and we
hope this initiative will contribute to establishing a stable region,"
said Kani in an interview with state television, without elaborating.
He did not specify when the meeting would take place but
said it was proposed during a visit by Pakistani army chief Asim Munir to
Tehran last week.
War has engulfed the Middle East since February when the United States and Israel launched a wave of surprise attacks on Iran, while Washington and Tehran were in the midst of negotiations on Iran's nuclear programme.
An April ceasefire brought an end to the initial phase of
intense bombardment but the two sides have continued to vie for control over
the Strait of Hormuz, through which around a fifth of the world's oil and
liquefied natural gas used to travel.
Iran has since claimed control over the strait and has
regularly targeted vessels that attempt to cross without its authorisation,
while the United States has imposed a naval counter-blockade on Iranian ports.
Diplomatic efforts with the US remain stalled, especially
since the collapse of a June deal which laid out a pathway to a permanent
settlement of the conflict.
The war has since spread across the region to include
fighting between Saudi Arabia and the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen.