Iran, Türkiye, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia
could advance region-led security
framework in Tehran: FM spox
October 26th, 8:50am
(PressTV)
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei
says a meeting in Tehran with senior officials from
Türkiye, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia could lay the
groundwork for a regional security framework
based on the interests and decisions of
countries in the region.
Speaking at a weekly press conference on Monday, Baghaei
said Tehran would host Saudi Arabia’s defense minister,
Pakistan’s army chief and Türkiye’s intelligence chief
as part of an initiative to discuss regional security.
He stated that the initiative was proposed during Pakistani
Army Chief Asim Munir’s visit to Tehran and welcomed by
the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Responding to a question from IRNA about the purpose and
format of the gathering, Baghaei said the participation of
senior officials from the three countries reflected efforts
to explore mechanisms for regional security.
“From our perspective, the fact - that regional countries are
seeking to establish, or at least consider, regional security
mechanisms based on their own interests and concerns
is a welcome development,” he said.
“This meeting could serve.... as a prelude to further steps
toward shaping endogenous security, an issue we have
insisted on for decades. We have consistently
emphasized that regional security can only
be ensured by relying on the will and
security considerations of the
countries of the region,”
Baghaei added.
He noted, that the developments over the past two years
- particularly the past 8 months - had demonstrated the
importance of cooperation among regional countries.
“Recent events have shown that sustainable and reliable
security in our region ---- can only be achieved through
building trust and cooperation among the regional
countries,” the spokesman said.
Baghaei said the visiting officials would hold discussions
with the Iranian president and the secretary of the
Supreme National Security Council.
As this is the first meeting of its kind, he said, a range of
issues would be on the agenda, with regional security
challenges expected to feature prominently.
“Such a meeting cannot be held without taking into account
the consequences of the United States’ military aggression
against Iran for the security of the entire region,” Baghaei
said, describing the issue as another important subject
that should be considered within the framework of
regional security discussions.
Deputy Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security
Council (SNSC) Ali Bagheri Kani said the three senior
officials are scheduled to meet with SNSC Secretary
Major General Mohsen Rezaei and participate in a
joint session on Monday.
Regional countries must strengthen
their capabilities to counter Israel
Responding to reports.. of disagreements between Israeli
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Israeli army
chief over a possible attack on Iran, Baghaei said such
differences .......would have no impact on Iran’s
defensive preparedness.
“Despite possible differences in tactics, this group is united
in its aggression and expansionism,” he said, adding that
the regime’s actions across the region showed - it was
pursuing a common course - aimed at undermining
regional security.
He stressed - that regional countries must enhance their
capabilities to confront the Israeli regime’s threats and
destabilizing actions.
Iran unconcerned about who rules in Israeli regime
Commenting on the upcoming Knesset elections in the
occupied territories, Baghaei dismissed the process
as a genuine democratic election, describing it
instead as competition among rival groups
seeking to commit greater crimes.
“For us, it makes no difference who ultimately takes
the helm of the Zionist regime,” he said, noting that
its record had brought nothing to the region but
violence and bloodshed.
Armed forces will firmly counter threats
Responding to reports about the deployment of drone bases
near Iran, Baghaei said Iran’s relevant authorities ---- were
closely monitoring ''developments'' around the country,
including reports of drone bases near its borders and
including reports of drone bases near its borders and
Ukrainian activities in Iraq ----- and the Iraqi
Kurdistan region.
“Those responsible for monitoring these developments
are following the situation carefully and will act
whenever necessary to defend the country
and repel hostile actions and threats,”
he said.
He emphasized that Iran’s armed forces had firmly defended
the country whenever threats or hostile activities targeted
its territory ---- and would continue to do so.
Europe part of the problem
Baghaei expressed doubt that European countries had
genuinely changed their approach toward Iran,
pointing out that their renewed emphasis
on diplomacy..... could amount to a
political gesture.
He slammed Europeans for contributing to the crisis
by aligning with the US over the so-called snapback
mechanism --- and failing to condemn the US-Israeli
military aggression against Iran’s nuclear facilities.
Baghaei said Tehran hoped the three European countries
would assess regional developments more realistically
and adopt an independent and constructive approach
toward West Asian affairs.
Brazilian people resisted
unfair pressure
unfair pressure
Commenting on Brazil’s presidential election and the defeat
of the right-wing camp aligned with US President Donald
Trump, Baghaei said the outcome demonstrated the
Brazilian people’s determination ---- to make
independent political choices.
“The people of Brazil showed that they would not submit to
misleading narratives and unjustified pressure, and that
they would choose what they consider to be in their
country’s best interests,” he said.
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Yemen vows --- ‘never to retreat,’ ----
and warns of ‘unexpected options’
to reclaim national rights
and warns of ‘unexpected options’
to reclaim national rights
October 26th, 6:28am
(PressTV)
The chairman of Yemen’s Supreme Political Council
condemned Saudi Arabia - for reneging on its
commitments and intensifying its blockade
against Yemen, stressing: that Riyadh’s
relentless aggression has created the
world’s largest humanitarian crisis.
Chairman of Yemen’s Supreme Political Council, Mahdi al-
Mashat, says maritime transport in the Bab al-Mandeb
Strait and southern Red Sea... is going on safely,
emphasizing: that the Yemeni Armed Forces,
have diverse -- and unexpected -- options in
store to reclaim the Yemeni nation’s rights.
“The maritime navigation in the strategic water body, is safe.
What threatens the safety of the Bab al-Mandeb Strait is the
Saudi regime’s attempts to transform it into a war zone,”
Mashat stated on Sunday night, calling on the
international community ---- to strongly
condemn such bids.
He underscored that the Yemeni military possesses diverse
and unexpected options to seize back the Arab Peninsula
nation’s rights, will move forward ...while trusting in God,
believing in the legitimacy of its cause - and will never
back down from restoring the inalienable rights of the
Yemeni nation.
Mashat further noted that the Sana’a-based Yemeni
government welcomes a peace initiative proposed
by the Grand Imam of al-Azhar, Sheikh Ahmad
Muhammad al-Tayyeb.
“Any initiative intended to secure peace is always welcome,
and will succeed if the mediators and involved parties
demonstrate sincerity. Peace is a less costly, more
effective, and more sustainable option,” the
senior Yemeni official pointed out.
Mashat also condemned Saudi Arabia .....for reneging on its
commitments and intensifying its blockade against Yemen,
stressing that Riyadh’s relentless aggression has created
the world's largest humanitarian crisis - according to the
United Nations reports.
He stressed that Saudi Arabia has broken “its promises as a
form of punishment for our nation since we wholeheartedly
support the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.”
It is “mobilizing forces, training its mercenaries, forming
military alliances, and supplying them with all types of
weapons ahead of a new bout of aggression” against
Yemen, the chairman of Yemen's Supreme Political
Council pointed out.
On July 20, the Sana’a government announced a maritime
blockade against Saudi Arabia in response to "an unjust
and oppressive siege" on Yemen for almost 12 years.
Subsequently.... the Yemeni armed forces have reported a
series of successful missions that have targeted vessels
associated with Saudi Arabia in the Red Sea.
In March 2015, Saudi Arabia and its allies imposed a
blockade on Yemen, initiating a comprehensive
military offensive... that received support in
terms of military, political, and logistical
assistance from the United States and
several Western countries.
Tens of thousands of Yemenis have lost their lives;
however, Saudi Arabia has failed to achieve its
primary goal ....of re-establishing a puppet
government that served its interests.
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Hamas urges Arab League action - as
Gaza faces renewed starvation, and
condemns deadly university strikes
October 26th, 5:43am
(PressTV)
Hamas calls for urgent Arab action to
confront Israel’s renewed starvation
of Palestinians in Gaza.
Palestinian women and children hold out their empty pots
in front of a charity kitchen in Khan Yunis in the southern
Gaza Strip on August 21, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has called for
urgent Arab action to confront Israel’s renewed
starvation of Palestinians in Gaza --- and
condemned Israeli airstrikes on the
Islamic University in Gaza City
that killed three university
employees and wounded
several others.
Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem urged the Arab
League to convene an emergency meeting to
confront Israel’s continued deprivation of
food and other essential supplies in
the besieged Gaza Strip.
“We call on the Arab League to convene an urgent
meeting to confront the occupation’s policy of
resuming the starvation of the people of
the Gaza Strip,” Qassem said.
He also called for mass mobilization across the Arab
world to pressure the parties involved to take action
against the renewed starvation policy.
“It is unreasonable that Israel repeats the
policy of starvation amid the silence of
everyone,” he said.
In a separate statement, Hamas slammed Israel - for
blocking the entry of basic food supplies into Gaza
while continuing its military attacks across the
Palestinian territory, leaving more than two
million Palestinians exposed to hunger,
siege and relentless violence.
The movement ---- called on mediators and countries
guaranteeing the ceasefire agreement to intervene
immediately, pressure Israel to lift the siege and
ensure the delivery of urgently needed
humanitarian aid.
Hamas stressed that Israel’s actions constituted a
disregard for its commitments under the ceasefire
agreement and undermined the efforts and
pledges ......made by mediators and the
guarantor countries.
In another statement issued on Sunday, the Palestinian
resistance movement condemned Israeli airstrikes on
the Islamic University campus in Gaza City - which
killed three university employees and wounded
several others while students were present.
Hamas described the strikes as a war crime and part
of Israel’s ongoing genocide against the Palestinian
people in Gaza.
According to the statement, the university campus was
struck twice on Sunday. The initial attack wounded
several people and prompted the suspension of
academic and administrative activities. The
subsequent strike killed 3 Palestinians
and injured others.
Hamas slammed the Israeli regime for intensifying its
violations of the ceasefire through daily attacks on
residential neighbourhoods, displacement tents
and civilian institutions across the Gaza Strip.
The movement also condemned Israeli forces’ expansion
of control over Palestinian land through the westward
movement of the so-called yellow line --- alongside
barriers on the entry of essential food supplies.
Hamas called on mediators and guarantor countries to take
immediate action to stop attacks on civilians, end the
siege, facilitate humanitarian relief and compel
Israel to honour its obligations under the
ceasefire agreement.
The latest attacks took place despite the ceasefire
agreement between Israel and Hamas, which
came into effect on October 10, 2025.
According to Gaza’s Health Ministry, Israeli forces have
killed 1,551 Palestinians and wounded 5,573 others
since the ceasefire began.
The toll from the wider genocidal war is considerably higher.
Since October 2023, Israel’s military aggression - has killed
more than 74,000 Palestinians and wounded over 175,000,
according to the ministry. Approximately 90% of Gaza’s
civilian infrastructure has been damaged or destroyed.
The latest strike on the Islamic University, has renewed
concerns over the devastation facing Gaza’s education
system, with students, educators and academic
institutions enduring extensive losses during
the Israeli genocidal war.