Mohsen Rezaei: All participants in the four-way meeting in Tehran took a firm stance against Israel

The secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, General Mohsen Rezaei, said that during the four-way meeting held in Tehran the positions of the participating countries were tougher than those of Iran's friends, because everyone took a firm stance against Israel.

According to Rezaei, the Saudi defence minister said at the meeting that after Iran, Israel would target Türkiye and then Saudi Arabia. He added: “The head of Turkish intelligence and Asim Munir also voiced very harsh views against Israel.”

Rezaei also addressed a question about the United States: “Some people ask why we insist on punishing the US. Do you have a secret card you don't want to reveal? Yes, we have a card we don't want to reveal.” He also said: “If war starts, we will break the horns of the US, and we will see what this bull can do in the world once its horns are broken.”

On the Strait of Hormuz, the secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council said: “We have tested our anti-ship missiles, and today we hold a strong position in the Strait of Hormuz.”

The meeting Rezaei referred to was held in Tehran on 26 October. It was attended by Saudi Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman, the head of Türkiye's National Intelligence Organisation Ibrahim Kalin and Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir. Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi was also part of the Pakistani delegation. Iran was represented by Rezaei and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.

The meeting discussed regional security, Israel's activities in the region and recent developments in Palestine and Lebanon. The four countries agreed to continue consultations aimed at strengthening cooperation on regional issues, including peace and security. Saudi Deputy Defence Minister Rayed Krimly described the meeting as “part of the continued efforts by the Makkah Defence Alliance members for de-escalation”.

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye signed the Makkah joint defence agreement in August. Under the agreement, an attack on any one of the three countries is treated as an attack on all three. On 30 October, the Pakistani army said there was no obstacle to Iran joining the Makkah agreement.