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Saudi, Pakistan, Turkey Agree Temporary Hormuz Shipping Deal with Iran

By Drooid · Oct 27, 2026, 10:15 AM UTC · How we work

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Gulf Non Aggression Pact

Senior officials from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey met Iranian officials in Tehran on Monday, 26 October 2026.
Oman’s foreign minister Badr Albusaidi used the talks to demand a Gulf-wide non-aggression security pact and condemned the United States’ fifty-year policy of portraying Iran as a security threat.
A temporary agreement on Strait of Hormuz shipping was reached, remaining suspended until the United States and Iran lift their blockades.

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Iranian Threat Warning

Khalid bin Salman, Asim Munir and Turkey’s intelligence chief met Iranian officials in Tehran on 26 October 2026.
DNI Jay Clayton warned Secretary of State Marco Rubio on 23 October that Iran’s heightened plots against Americans undermine separating nuclear talks from security threats.
The State Department cut staff at missions in Jordan, Lebanon, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian called the United States “cowards” on state television.

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Emergency Riyadh Deployment

Senior officials from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey met Iranian officials in Tehran on Monday, 26 October 2026.
The talks were framed as a Mecca Pact diplomatic effort to curb Houthi attacks and rising U.S.–Iran tensions.
Iran’s spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said the talks would address the region’s most urgent security threats.
An emergency Riyadh meeting on 5 October 2026 was called to plan rapid deployment against Houthi attacks.

Blindspot

Oman’s foreign minister Badr Albusaidi used the Tehran meeting to advocate a non-aggression security pact covering all Gulf states and Iran, and he blamed the United States’ fifty-year policy of portraying Iran as a security threat for blocking regional solutions.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Left-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Center-leaning coverage.

History

Historical Context

The Gulf Cooperation Council was created in 1981, uniting six Gulf states to coordinate security and economic policy after the Iran-Iraq war. Founding members Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates and Oman signed the charter, committing to collective defense under Article 2. Today's Tehran talks on 26 October 2026, involving Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Turkey and Iran, echo the GCC’s aim to curb Houthi attacks and replace U.S. pressure with a regional non-aggression pact. If the 2026 Mecca Pact succeeds, it could institutionalize a Gulf-wide security framework, limiting future U.S. blockades and reshaping regional power balances.

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Gulf Non Aggression Pact

Senior officials from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey met Iranian officials in Tehran on Monday, 26 October 2026.
Oman’s foreign minister Badr Albusaidi used the talks to demand a Gulf-wide non-aggression security pact and condemned the United States’ fifty-year policy of portraying Iran as a security threat.
A temporary agreement on Strait of Hormuz shipping was reached, remaining suspended until the United States and Iran lift their blockades.

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