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Senior officials from Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan, parties to the Mecca accord, will meet Iranian officials in Tehran on Monday. The sides will discuss regional coordination, AnewZ reported, citing Reuters.
Saudi Arabia will be represented by Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman, while Pakistan will be represented by army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir, two people familiar with the matter said. One of the sources said Türkiye’s intelligence chief would also attend. The sources spoke on condition of anonymity.
The media offices of the Saudi government and Pakistan’s military did not respond to Reuters’ requests for comment.
The Mecca Joint Defense Agreement, signed by Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan on August 7, 2026, is a trilateral military accord. Under its terms, an armed attack on any one of the member countries is considered an attack on all three.
Houthis claim attack on Riyadh airport
Yemen’s Houthis said they had attacked King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, the Saudi capital. Saudi Arabia has not confirmed the claim.
Saudi Arabia’s civil defense agency issued a warning of a possible threat in Riyadh overnight through the country’s National Early Warning Platform and advised residents to follow instructions.
The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said Monday it had destroyed two ballistic missile launchers in the capital, Sanaa. One of the launchers had been used to fire a missile toward Riyadh that was intercepted, the coalition said.
