Middle East tensions intensify as Iran holds regional security talks

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Senior officials from the three Mecca pact countries traveled to Iran for discussions described by Tehran as “very good,” while Saudi Arabia said the meeting sought to reduce tensions between the parties to the current crisis. The diplomatic push comes amid continuing instability across the region, including Jordanian airstrikes in southern Syria after a deadly church attack and reports of Houthi missile activity targeting Saudi Arabia. The talks could become an important channel for preventing a wider conflict, although no concrete agreement or durable ceasefire has been reported.

Sources: The Straits Times, Euronews, BBC, WFTV