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Regional delegations meet in Tehran as fears of renewed Iran fighting grow

Envoys from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey held talks in Tehran as Qatari mediators worked to ease tensions.

Updated Oct 26, 2026 · 10:14 UTC2 reports

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Delegations from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey met Iranian authorities in Tehran on Monday to try to avert renewed fighting.[Associated Press · ABC News]
Saudi, Pakistani and Turkish officials were set to press Iran's security leaders toward a deal with Washington, while Qatari mediators worked with the U.S. to ease tensions.[Associated Press · ABC News]
Israel's Channel 12 reported a clash between Netanyahu and his military chief over a possible escalatory action, but Netanyahu's office called the report fake news and Defense Minister Israel Katz called rift reports baseless.[Associated Press · ABC News]
Houthi rebels claimed missile attacks on Saudi-backed forces in Aden and Lahj, claims the Associated Press could not verify, while the Saudi-led coalition said it destroyed missile infrastructure in Houthi territory.[Associated Press · ABC News]

Delegations from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey met Iranian authorities in Tehran on Monday.[Associated Press · ABC News]
Saudi Defense Minister Khalid bin Salman, Pakistani army chief Asim Munir and Turkish intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin were set to meet Iran's top security officials and negotiators to push for a Tehran-Washington deal.[Associated Press · ABC News]
Qatari mediators traveled to Tehran on Sunday, working with the U.S. to de-escalate regional tensions, according to a regional official.[Associated Press · ABC News]
Israel's Channel 12 reported that Netanyahu and his military chief clashed over an instruction the army believes could quickly trigger renewed conflict with Iran.[Associated Press · ABC News]
Netanyahu's office described the Channel 12 report as fake news, and Defense Minister Israel Katz called reports of rifts over Iran baseless.[Associated Press]
Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree claimed the group fired ballistic missiles at Saudi-backed government forces in Aden and Lahj provinces.[Associated Press · ABC News]
The Saudi-led coalition said an operation in Houthi-controlled territory destroyed five ballistic missile storage tunnels, four launchers and another missile storage facility.[Associated Press]

The Channel 12 report of a Netanyahu and military chief clash is disputed by Netanyahu's office and Katz.[Associated Press]
The Houthi missile claims could not be independently verified by the Associated Press.[Associated Press · ABC News]
The outcome of the Tehran talks is not reported in the provided sources.[Associated Press · ABC News]

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