Saudi-Turkish Foreign Ministers Converge on Pakistan to Discuss US-Iran War

Foreign Ministers from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Turkey, and Pakistan gathered in Islamabad, Pakistan. The meeting of the four Foreign Ministers will discuss the war between the United States (US) and Iran, as well as the impacts it has caused in the Middle East region.

The meeting was held on the local time of the day. Pakistan is acting as an intermediary between the US and Iran. The meeting was held at the invitation of Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar.

“The Foreign Ministers, during consultations, will review the evolving regional situation and discuss issues of common interest,” said the Pakistani Foreign Ministry, quoted by Al Arabiya on Sunday (29/3/2026).

Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan arrived in Islamabad on Saturday (28/3) evening. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan landed on Sunday afternoon.

Dar held separate bilateral talks with his visiting counterparts.

The Pakistani government has emerged as a key facilitator between Iran and the United States as their war continues. Pakistan is acting as a message intermediary between the two parties.

Islamabad has long-standing relations with Tehran and close contacts in the Gulf, while Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir have established personal ties with US President Donald Trump.

Tehran has refused to acknowledge holding official talks with Washington but has conveyed a response to Trump’s 15-point plan to end the war through Islamabad, according to anonymous sources cited by Iran’s Tasnim news agency.

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Saturday (28/3) that he had held a detailed telephone conversation with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian for more than an hour, outlining his country’s “ongoing diplomatic efforts.”

Pezeshkian thanked Islamabad “for mediation efforts to stop the aggression.”

On Saturday evening, Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar said Iran has allowed another 20 Pakistan-flagged ships – or two ships per day – to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

“Dialogue, diplomacy, and confidence-building measures like this are the only way forward,” Dar said on X, tagging US Vice President JD Vance, Foreign Secretary Marco Rubio, envoy Steve Witkoff, and Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.