Senior officials from Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan held a four-way meeting in Tehran on October 26, 2026, with Iranian leaders to discuss Middle East security and the war.

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Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa received Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi at Damascus International Airport before holding official bilateral talks at the People’s Palace.

Saudi Arabia announced it intercepted and destroyed five Houthi ballistic missiles targeting Riyadh and its eastern region.

Pakistani Army Chief Asim Munir presented a diplomatic proposal in Tehran, with authorization from United States President Donald Trump, offering Pakistan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar as potential guarantors if Iran accepts.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on October 27, 2026, that Middle Eastern nations are capable of resolving regional problems without United States involvement.

Israeli border authorities held delegates from Progressive International for eight to nine hours, seizing their passports and subjecting them to individual interviews at the border crossing.

The international delegation attempting to cross from Jordan into Palestinian territory included representatives from France, Spain, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Greece, Holland, Ireland, the US, and the UK.

Delegates including Labour MP Clive Lewis and SNP MP Lara Bird stated that Israeli officials shouted during individual interrogations and accused Bird of hating Israel before turning the group back to Jordan.

Former Labour MP Sam Tarry stated that Israeli authorities barred the Progressive International delegation to prevent international representatives from witnessing West Bank conditions ahead of the Israeli national election.

The UN aid coordination office recorded at least 160 Israeli settler attacks linked to the olive harvest in the first two weeks of October 2026.

The Israeli military announced the closure of all West Bank land crossings on October 26, 2026, as part of security measures ahead of national elections on October 27, 2026.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz instructed officials earlier in October 2026 to pursue exclusion orders against international activists traveling to West Bank olive-harvesting areas.

Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband stated that the UK government was deeply concerned about British politicians being denied entry into the West Bank and raised the issue with Israeli authorities.

A spokesperson for the Israeli embassy in the UK claimed the delegation was turned away because members failed to cooperate with border officials and provided false information about their visit.

Egypt has stated that it is considering joining the Mecca mutual defense pact signed by Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan

The Egyptian Parliament voted on October 26, 2026 to authorize President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to send military support to defend Saudi Arabia

Houthi forces claimed on October 27, 2026 that they targeted Saudi Arabia's defense ministry in Riyadh, though Saudi authorities did not confirm the attack

Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan signed a mutual defense pact in Mecca stipulating that an attack on one member country is considered an attack on all three

Saudi Arabia's defense minister, Pakistan's army chief, and Turkey's intelligence chief met Iranian officials in Tehran on October 26, 2026 to discuss de-escalating regional conflict

Mohammed Ali al-Houthi declared on Telegram that Houthi forces are not afraid of any military alliance formed to assist Saudi Arabia

Houthi political bureau member Mohammed Ali al-Houthi stated on October 27, 2026 that Egypt's military authorization in support of Saudi Arabia constituted a declaration of war against Yemen