Quadrilateral meeting of Iran, Pakistan, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia begins

🔹 A quadrilateral meeting began in Tehran at Pakistan's proposal and with Iran's cooperation. Major General Mohsen Rezaei, Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, is hosting, with Pakistan's Army Chief Asim Munir, Saudi Defense Minister Khalid bin Salman, and Turkey's intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin representing their countries.

🔹 Regional security, the consequences of military aggression, continued aggressions, and assistance to the oppressed people of Palestine and Lebanon are among the topics of discussion.

‼️“War Changes Everything—Apparently!”

Pezeshkian departed for Moscow, the capital of Russia, minutes ago to participate in the Gas Exporting Countries summit.

Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi and his Turkmen counterpart Rashid Meredov discussed key regional issues and international developments by phone Monday, stressing continued diplomacy to ease tensions.

Fatatu Forest: A Hidden Natural Retreat in Northern Iran

Fatatu Forest in Gilan province spans 300 hectares of surviving Hyrcanian forest, a UNESCO World Heritage ecosystem. Its dense alder trees, wetlands, and rice fields offer tranquil walking routes that lead to the Caspian Sea. Registered on Iran's National Natural Heritage List, the forest holds tourism potential but lacks visitor facilities. Local officials plan to promote it as an investment opportunity, including health-oriented tourism, while emphasizing conservation of its ecological and historical value.

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Statement of the quadrilateral meeting of Iran, Pakistan, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia:

▪️ Agreement of the four countries to continue cooperation in the field of peace and security

🔹 The first meeting of the four regional countries was held today, October 26, 2026, in Tehran, hosted by Mohsen Rezaei, Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council.

🔹 Khalid bin Salman, Saudi Arabia's Defense Minister; Asim Munir, Commander of Pakistan's Armed Forces; and Ibrahim Kalin, head of Turkey's intelligence service, participated.

🔹 Participants agreed to continue talks to strengthen cooperation among the four regional countries, including on peace and security in the region.

Ulyanov's reaction to the quadrilateral meeting of Iran, Pakistan, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia

Senior Russian diplomat:

🔹 It seems the countries of the region have decided to take the issue of regional security into their own hands.

🔹 The significance of this development cannot be underestimated.

Iran's leader to elites: "You are the key to a stronger Iran"

Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei has a message for Iran's brightest minds — and it's a call to action.

In a message to the nation's academic and sports medalists, the Leader declared scientific boundary-breaking the key to a "stronger Iran," vowing that the blood of Iran's martyred scientists has ignited a storm of progress the West cannot stop.

Under the banner "Knowledge is Power," he urged elites to turn their talents toward real national challenges — from AI to food security — and warned that the battlefield of the future is won in the lab, not just on the field.

Profound, Accelerated Scientific Surge Must Build Strong Iran

In a message to scientific and sports medalists, Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei called Iran "a manifestation of determination and hope," praising elites whose achievements span astronomy, AI, nanotechnology, and defense. He outlined five priorities—basic sciences, solving unsolved problems, innovation, self-reliance, and industry-university links—aiming to shift the center of global knowledge to Iran. "A strong Iran depends on scientific and technological power," he said, vowing enemies cannot halt its progress.

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