After the meeting of top officials of Iran, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye, Tehran's official news agency Press TV and IRNA have issued a joint statement.
It states, 'All four countries have agreed to further strengthen mutual cooperation. This also includes maintaining peace and security in the area.
Iran's government news agencies have described this joint meeting as the 'first meeting' of the four countries.
After the meeting, Saudi Arabia's Foreign Ministry issued a statement saying, 'Top security officials of Pakistan, Türkiye and Saudi Arabia reached Iran's capital Tehran. The joint meeting is part of the efforts of the members involved in the Mecca Defense Agreement to reduce the current tensions in the region.
The Saudi Foreign Ministry said, "The purpose of these efforts is to promote dialogue and diplomatic solutions, as well as to support the mediation efforts being made by Qatar and Pakistan."
After the end of the meeting, Iranian President Masoud Pezheshkian also issued a similar statement. He said, "The presence of leaders of important and influential Islamic countries in this meeting will be helpful in further strengthening unity and mutual harmony in the region."
The Iranian President urged Islamic countries to 'come together and adopt a common stance.'
Masoud Pezeshkian said, "Muslims are brothers among themselves and they should stand united in a line against threats and measures targeting Muslim countries."
He stressed that unity and solidarity is very important to face the challenges facing the Muslim world.
First international news agencies, quoting sources, shared the information about this meeting to be held in Tehran, but later Iranian officials themselves confirmed it.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ismail Bagai said, "This joint meeting was proposed by Pakistani Field Marshal Asim Munir during his recent visit to Iran."
Asim Munir had reached Tehran for a day last week. During this visit, the Field Marshal met Iranian President Masoud Pezheshkian, Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran Mohsen Rezaei and Speaker of the Parliament Mohammad Baghar Ghalibaf.
Saudi Arabia and Iran were involved in this meeting held in Tehran on Monday. The most special thing was that Saudi Arabia's Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman had arrived with the delegation. This is the time when there is tension between Iran and Saudi due to Houthi attacks.
The Pakistani delegation also included Field Marshal Asim Munir along with Home Minister Mohsin Naqvi, while Türkiye's intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin reached there with his country's delegation.
On behalf of Iran, President Masoud Pezheshkian, Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council Mohsen Rezaei and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi participated in this joint meeting.
This meeting has taken place at a time when Houthi rebels have also targeted Saudi Arabia's airports and oil refineries. Saudi had also held Iran responsible for these attacks, but Iran had denied these allegations.
One more thing has come out of this meeting. The Iranian Foreign Ministry had confirmed the presence of a Qatari delegation in Tehran, but Qatar did not attend the meeting.
Pakistani and Turkish officials had already visited Iran several times, but some experts considered the Saudi Defense Minister's visit to Tehran as 'extraordinary'.
The countries participating in the meeting have not yet issued any detailed statement. So that we can know what issues were discussed in the meeting.
Imran Ali, a former Pakistani ambassador to Oman, told BBC Urdu, "This meeting in Tehran is quite unusual, but it is more important how America and Israel view this meeting."
Imran Ali said that despite blaming Iran for the attacks by Houthi rebels, the visit of Prince Mohammed bin Khalid to Tehran is a big event. Pakistan would also have insisted that both the countries should sit at one table and resolve their issues.
The former Pakistani ambassador said, "The agenda of this meeting would not have been only the ongoing war between Houthi rebels and Saudi, but this issue must have been the main center of discussion. But Pakistan wants an agreement to be reached between Iran and Saudi Arabia on the issue of Houthi rebels, so that the attacks on Saudi Arabia stop and Pakistan does not have to get involved in this conflict.
Michael Kugelman, an expert on South Asia affairs at the Washington-based think tank 'Wilson Center', says, "This meeting is important because it will reduce Iran's tension that the Mecca Defense Agreement is against it."
Speaking to BBC News, Michael Kugelman said, 'In the meeting, the countries involved in the Mecca Agreement have tried to assure Iran that this agreement is not to target any particular country. Because from the very beginning of this agreement, there was a perception in Iran that it was designed to put pressure against them."
Michael Kugelman believes that the meeting in Tehran shows that the members of the Mecca Agreement want to develop a mechanism for security and stability in the region.
Before this meeting, former Foreign Minister of Iran Javad Zarif shared a post on social media site 'X'. In this, emphasis was laid on unity among Muslim countries.
It was written in the post, "The security of our area should not be imported from outside, but only the people here can together ensure it."
Michael Kugelman says that given the current situation between Saudi Arabia and Iran, it is very unlikely that Iran will join the Mecca Agreement.
"Given the current situation, the Mecca Agreement members, especially Saudi Arabia, agree that negotiations with Iran should continue."
Imran Ali says, "It would be great if Iran is included in this, but the problem is that President Trump wants Iran to remove its nuclear material."
Jalil Abbas Jilani, Pakistan's former ambassador to America, wrote about this meeting, "This meeting of the leaders associated with the 'Mecca Agreement' with Iranian leaders in Tehran is a welcome step. Dialogue, mutual understanding and trust are very important for lasting peace, unity and stability in the region."
Former Pakistani MP Mushahid Hussain Syed said, "This is a historic step taken by Pakistan, which is working as a bridge between the Middle East and South Asia."
Speaking to BBC Urdu, he said, "The talks held in Tehran are also important because it foils Israel's alleged intentions to divide Muslims."
"This agreement has now become active as a center of attraction for the security of the Muslim world."
