In a press briefing by Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei, he said on Monday that the meeting between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, and Iran will tackle the US war on Iran as well as Israel’s “expansionist policies” and turmoil in Lebanon.
He added that the Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir “had proposed holding a four-country meeting.”
“Iran agreed to the four-country meeting following Field Marshal Asim Munir’s proposal,” Baghaei said.
CDF Munir to attend joint meeting with Saudi defence, Turkish intelligence chiefs in Tehran: IRNA
Deputy Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Bagheri announced on Monday that the CDF and senior officials from Saudi Arabia and Turkiye will travel to Tehran as part of efforts to implement the idea of “endogenous security” in West Asia, according to IRNA.
In an interview carried by ISNA, he is reported to have said that Saudi Arabia’s Defence Minister Khalid bin Salman, CDF Munir, and Turkish Intelligence Chief Ibrahim Kalin will “attend a joint meeting during their trip to Tehran”.
“Asim Munir had previously announced their meeting with the Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council during his encounter with Lieutenant General Mohsen Rezaei.”
Israel’s Netanyahu clashes with army chief over Iran-linked operation ahead of election
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Army Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir clashed over a proposed military operation that could trigger fighting with Iran ahead of Israel’s election, Channel 12 reported on Sunday.
Zamir requested a detailed discussion and signed legal authorisation from political leaders before carrying out their instructions, the broadcaster said. It did not disclose the nature of the operation.
The report cited military concerns that the political leadership could exploit tensions with Iran for electoral gain before the October 27 parliamentary vote.
A security official warned that the operation could rapidly escalate into a confrontation with Iran and lead to a miscalculation at a particularly sensitive time.
Netanyahu denied any dispute with Zamir during an interview with Israel’s Channel 14 later Sunday.
“There is no confrontation,” he said.
Political officials also rejected the claim that the Iranian issue was being used for electoral purposes, according to Channel 12.
In the same interview, Netanyahu said he had instructed the Mossad intelligence agency and the military to work toward toppling Iran’s government.
Channel 12 did not establish whether the undisclosed operation was connected to those instructions.
Netanyahu also claimed Iran had resumed its nuclear program and portrayed the election as a matter of Israel’s survival.
Earlier on Sunday, he posted an AI-generated image of a nuclear explosion over Tel Aviv alongside a warning about Iran obtaining nuclear weapons. Opposition party leaders Gadi Eisenkot and Yair Golan accused him of spreading fear and panic before the vote.
Trump reiterates his endorsement of Netanyahu, urges Israel to ‘finish the job’ in Iran
US President Donald Trump on Sunday reaffirmed his strong support for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, urging Israelis to re-elect him in the upcoming election and calling for Israel to press ahead with its military campaign against Iran until it is completed.
In a post on his Truth Social platform, he referred to an endorsement letter he published on October 18, praising Netanyahu as an “outstanding Warrior Prime Minister” and emphasising their close relationship in military operations against Iran.
