Saudi, Pakistani and Turkish Security Chiefs Meet in Tehran as Washington Readies Strike Options
Monday, October 26, 2026 · 7 min
Delegations from the Mecca Defence Agreement states met Iranian officials in Tehran on Monday to try to head off renewed war, while The Hill and the Wall Street Journal report US forces preparing for possible new strikes. CENTCOM says Hormuz is under control; Iran says the strait will never go back to how it was.
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Delegations from the Mecca Defence Agreement states met Iranian officials in Tehran on Monday to try to head off renewed war, while The Hill and the Wall Street Journal report US forces preparing for possible new strikes. CENTCOM says Hormuz is under control; Iran says the strait will never go back to how it was.
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- Officials from Mecca pact states to hold talks in Iran amid regional tensions | News | Al Jazeera — Al Jazeera
“The planned talks would be the first high-level contact between Iran and all members of the alliance since Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi armed group escalated attacks on Saudi Arabia last month.”
- Pentagon drafts Iran attack plans as Tehran threatens ... — The Hill
“The U.S. Central Command (Centcom), which oversees U.S. forces in the Middle East, has plans ready to conduct follow-up strikes against Iran if there’s authorization from the White House, a source aware of the plans, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told The Hill.”
- US military says it helped Gulf states export 1.5 billion barrels of oil | Oil and Gas News | Al Jazeera — John Power
“It added that more than 95 percent of ships navigating the channel had sailed through safely in recent months despite Iranian threats, “clearly demonstrating that the United States and regional partners control the international waterway”.”