# Mecca defence alliance members in Tehran seek to ease Iran-US and Yemen tensions

https://mins.news/en/item/116007

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-26 14:38 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/26/mecca-defence-alliance-members-in-tehran-to-defuse-iran-us-yemen-tensions?traffic_source=rss

> Senior officials from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye are meeting Iranian leaders in Tehran to discuss regional security. Talks are expected to focus on Houthi advances in Yemen and attacks on Saudi Arabia. Analysts say the visit aims to head off renewed US-Iran escalation, but its ability to secure a compromise is uncertain.

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