Mecca Pact Members Meet Iran As US War Threats And Houthi Attacks Escalate

Senior officials from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey are meeting Iranian leaders in Tehran on Monday to discuss regional security and diplomatic efforts to ease tensions, as Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia intensify and Washington and Tehran exchange warnings of renewed military action.

Saudi Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman, Pakistan’s army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir and Turkish intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin are attending the discussions. Iran’s delegation will be led by Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of its Supreme National Security Council. Iranian officials said the meeting was proposed during Munir’s visit to Tehran last week, when he met President Masoud Pezeshkian.

The talks mark the first high-level engagement between Iran and all three members of the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement since Saudi Arabia faced intensified attacks by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi rebels. The agenda includes Israel’s policies, developments in the Palestinian territories and Lebanon, and the consequences of US and Israeli military action against Iran.

Saudi Arabia intercepted another wave of missiles and drones on Sunday as fighting involving the Houthis continued. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump warned on Friday that Washington could launch another military operation against Iran. Iranian leaders have threatened a stronger response if US military action resumes.

The diplomatic push follows separate talks between Qatari mediators and Iranian officials in Tehran on Sunday. Qatar and Pakistan have been working to ease tensions between Washington and Tehran. Earlier mediation helped secure an interim ceasefire agreement in June, but fighting resumed weeks later. Iranian officials have said Tehran will not negotiate with Washington until its demands are addressed.

Signed in August, the Mecca pact treats an armed attack on one member as an attack on all. Pakistan has approved the agreement, while Turkey’s parliamentary ratification process remains underway.

Earlier this month, the three countries agreed to arrange the rapid deployment of military forces and capabilities in Saudi Arabia. The Tehran meeting will test whether regional powers can use diplomacy to contain the conflict while strengthening their collective security arrangements.