Iran ready to take steps towards regional cooperation and resolving differences, Pezeshkian tells Makkah alliance
Says Tehran supports any understanding that contributes to strengthening regional unity, cohesion, security
Reuters
October 26, 2026
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian addresses a meeting with members of the Makkah Joint Defence Alliance in Tehran, Iran on Monday. Press TV/X
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said his country was ready to take steps towards deepening regional cooperation and resolving differences, the official
IRNA news agency reported on Monday, in a high-level meeting involving Iran and the three Makkah defence pact countries — Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye.
Regional tensions, the fallout from the US-Israeli military campaign against Iran and developments in Palestine and Lebanon were on the agenda, Iran's
Press TV reported.
In the meeting in Tehran with officials from Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan, the members of the Makkah Defence Alliance, Pezeshkian stressed the need to strengthen unity and cooperation among Muslim countries.
“The Islamic Republic of Iran, with firm conviction and serious determination, is ready to take steps toward deepening regional cooperation, resolving differences and drawing on the shared capabilities of Islamic countries,” he said.