Iranian Security Council chief Mohsen Rezaei met Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei on Tuesday 27 October 2026, a day after holding talks in Tehran with representatives of Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan. State media said Khamenei had stressed pursuing Iran's interests and maintaining its conditions for ending the war.

What the Tehran talks covered

Top officials from Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan visited Tehran on Monday hoping to help de-escalate the Middle East conflict, begun when the US and Israel attacked Iran in February. It was the first high-level contact between Iran and the three nations — which signed the Mecca mutual defence pact in August — since the war pulled Saudi Arabia and Yemen's Houthi movement into direct conflict. The four countries agreed to continue talks on peace and security cooperation, Iranian state media said.

Conditions and the Hormuz question

An Iranian official told Reuters there would be no discussion of Iran's nuclear programme at Monday's meeting, and the issue would not be addressed until Tehran's demands for ending the war were met — including an end to a US blockade of Iranian ports and US sanctions on Iranian oil exports. State media said safeguarding security by maintaining control over the Strait of Hormuz and strengthening relations with neighbouring countries were among the topics Khamenei and Rezaei discussed. October has been the worst month for attacks on commercial shipping in Hormuz waters since 2017, according to a Washington-based think tank's tracking, and Brent crude slipped about 1% on Tuesday to $114.81 as diplomacy hopes eased supply fears.

Sources: Reuters via Q106 FM; Reuters oil report via TBS News.