Top officials from Mecca pact countries will meet with Iranian officials in Tehran on Monday, according to sources cited by Reuters.
Top officials from the Mecca Pact countries Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan are set to meet Iranian officials in Tehran on Monday to discuss regional coordination, two people with knowledge of the matter said.
Saudi Arabia will be represented by Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman, and Pakistan by army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir, the people said on condition of anonymity.
The Turkish head of intelligence will also join, one of the people said.
The Saudi government media office and Pakistan's military media wing did not respond to Reuters requests for comment.
The Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, signed on 7 August 2026 by Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan, is a trilateral military pact that commits the three countries to treat an armed attack against one member as an attack against all three.
Meanwhile, the Yemen-based Houthis say they have attacked King Khalid International Airport in the Saudi capital Riyadh, though Saudi Arabia has not confirmed the report. However, an alert was issued overnight by the Saudi Arabia's civil defence authority.
The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said on Monday it had destroyed two ballistic missile launchers in the capital Sanaa, including one used to fire a missile towards Riyadh that the coalition said it had intercepted.
Early on Sunday, explosions shook Riyadh as Saudi air defences intercepted Houthi missiles and drones while King Khalid International Airport prepared to resume flights after a two-week closure.
The Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted a ballistic missile and two drones fired towards the capital, a cruise missile aimed at Khamis Mushait and ten ballistic missiles launched towards the kingdom’s southern region.
Flight-tracking data showed no aircraft over Riyadh on Sunday morning, with scheduled departures still delayed following reports of ballistic missiles near the airport.
The pressure extends beyond the capital. On Saturday, Saudi Civil Defence said debris from two intercepted ballistic missiles fell across parts of western Saudi Arabia. The missiles were reportedly fired towards Mecca and Medina, with fragments landing in Wadi Al-Maghammas, Jeddah, Taif and Rabigh. No casualties were reported.
The Houthis rejected that account, calling the Saudi statement “a serious and clear lie”. They said their operations target oil facilities and military bases, and that they announce those attacks when they happen.
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