Iran brings together Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan for a regional united front.

Tehran hosted today the first quadrilateral meeting between Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan, focused on regional cooperation and tensions with the United States and Israel. Representatives from the four countries agreed to "continue the dialogue to strengthen cooperation," particularly on issues of regional peace and security, as stated in the joint declaration.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian called for a united front of Islamic countries to counter threats to regional security, describing the policies of the United States and Israel as destabilizing. The meeting was attended by senior security and defense officials from the four countries, including Saudi Defense Minister Khalid bin Salman and Iran's Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, Mohsen Rezaei.

The Tehran meeting takes place within a context of escalating regional tensions originating from Hamas's terrorist attack against Israel on October 7, 2023, which caused 1,200 Israeli casualties. The subsequent Israeli military response in Gaza has resulted in nearly 75,000 Palestinian casualties, according to reported data. In February 2026, the United States and Israel attacked Iran, decapitating its leadership, to which Tehran responded by striking Israel, U.S. bases in the Gulf, and blocking the Strait of Hormuz.

In June 2026, Iran and the U.S. signed a 14-point memorandum of understanding with a repeatedly violated ceasefire. Concurrently, the so-called "Mecca Pact" developed between Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan, a joint defense agreement that now also involves Iran. Today's meeting represents the first formal attempt at coordination between these four key regional actors, traditionally divided by geopolitical and sectarian rivalries, in the face of what they perceive as common external threats.