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Senior officials from Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan held four-way security talks in Tehran, hosted by Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian later joined the discussions. The meeting was attended by Saudi Defense Minister Khalid bin Salman, Pakistani Army Chief Asim Munir and Turkish intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin, representing the three countries of the Mecca Defense Alliance. The talks focused on regional security and efforts to reduce escalating tensions across the Middle East.