High-profile delegates from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey arrived Monday in Tehran for talks aimed at avoiding another escalation in Iran’s war with the U.S. and Israel.
Saudi Defense Minister Khalid bin Salman, Pakistani army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir and Ibrahim Kalin, the head of Turkey’s intelligence service, are set to meet top officials from Iran’s political and security establishment, Iran’s Foreign Ministry said.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei did not confirm an exact agenda for the summit, but said that “threats to regional security” would certainly be discussed.
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The meeting comes as the Persian Gulf region grows increasingly worried about the prospect of another military escalation in Iran’s war with the U.S. and Israel, which has been mostly on pause for several weeks.
President Trump has insisted that there will be no further strikes on Iran until after next week’s midterm elections. But some reporting suggests that the Pentagon has drafted new strike plans that could be executed before the end of the year.
New proposed targets include Iran’s energy infrastructure, nuclear facilities and launch sites for missiles and drones.
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