Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey Take Their Mediation to Tehran, but Peace Remains Fragile
Senior officials from Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan met Iranian leaders in Tehran on Monday and agreed to continue talks on regional “peace and security,” the first high-level contact between Iran and the three Mecca-pact states since the war spread to Saudi Arabia and Yemen. There was no breakthrough: Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia continued, Iran has not conceded on its nuclear material, and Washington has kept the option of new strikes open. With oil above $115 a barrel and China preparing to send a special envoy, the question is whether regional mediation can hold.
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