Kuala Lampur, Oct. 30 -- The ability of Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan to meet Iranian leaders in Tehran on October 26, 2026, marks a potentially important turning point in Middle Eastern diplomacy.

It demonstrates that even when military tensions are mounting, the instruments of high diplomacy must never be abandoned.

Indeed, the greater the danger of war, the more indispensable diplomacy becomes.

The Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, established in August 2026, was conceived as a collective security arrangement. An attack against one member would be regarded as an attack against all three.

Yet its significance now extends beyond military deterrence.

By engaging Iran directly, the three countries have demonstrated that collective d...