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A huddle in Tehran

LAST month, I argued in this space that Iran is emerging as a big regional power to our west. The question I left hanging was whether it would use its newfound centrality to avenge the past or to build a future. Last week offered the first real glimpse of an answer. On Oct 26, Saudi Arabia’s defence minister, Pakistan’s defence chief, and Turkiye’s intellige­nce chief sat down in Tehran with Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council. The joint statement that followed w