Saudi Defence Minister Leads Makkah Pact Delegation to Tehran for Regional De-escalation

Saudi Arabia's Minister of Defence, Prince Khalid bin Salman, is leading a delegation to Tehran on Monday. The delegation includes officials from countries that are signatories to the Makkah Agreement, according to a Saudi official. Rayed Krimly, Saudi Deputy Minister for Public Diplomacy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, announced on X that other key participants in the meeting are Pakistan's Army Chief of Staff, Field Marshal Asim Munir, and Turkey's head of Intelligence, Ibrahim Kalin. Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian is also attending.

Mr. Krimly stated that the primary objective of this visit is to promote de-escalation and to identify diplomatic pathways for resolving the current regional crises. He further emphasized that the visit aims to "underscore the crucial role of the Makkah Agreement states in re-establishing regional security and stability, and in collaborating with all nations in the region to achieve this objective."