Dalton Daily

TEHRAN — Senior officials from Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan met Iranian leaders in Tehran on Monday. The group included Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman, Pakistani army chief Asim Munir and Turkish intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin. It was the first such session under the new Mecca defense pact. Iranian state television said the sides would keep talking. No agreement was announced on the war, the Strait of Hormuz or Iran's nuclear program. A senior Iranian security official said Washington must meet seven conditions before Tehran considers negotiating, and he warned against a short truce followed by renewed strikes. The same day, the Foreign Ministry spokesman said the U.S. was not serious about talks. Crisis Group counted more than two dozen vessels struck near Hormuz in the first half of October, while the U.S. keeps its blockade of Iranian ports.