Key Facts

• The four countries said they would continue dialogue to strengthen regional cooperation on peace and security.
• Saudi Arabia said it sent Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman to the Tehran talks; Pakistan and Turkiye sent senior military and intelligence officials.
• A Pakistani security official said the talks covered a proposed regional non-aggression network, US-Iran negotiations, Houthi attacks, the Strait of Hormuz and a US blockade of Iranian ports.
• A Pakistani official said Field Marshal Asim Munir presented Iran with a proposal intended to offer benefits to both Washington and Tehran, but did not disclose its details.
• Saudi coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki said Saudi air defences intercepted three ballistic missiles aimed at the Eastern Province and four drones headed toward the south, with no casualties reported.
• The coalition also said it shot down three more drones over Riyadh and southern Saudi Arabia on Monday evening; the Houthis did not immediately comment.
• The article reports that the Houthis seized strategic areas on Yemen’s Red Sea coast last month and have also attacked Saudi airports, ports and oil facilities.