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Sutcliffe: Saudis in Tehran on Iran War, Houthi Conflict

Bloomberg Politics27 October 2026, 06:17 UTCIran

Oil pulled back as a fresh diplomatic push raised hopes of avoiding another escalation in the US-Iran conflict. Senior officials from Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan held talks with Iran's leadership in Tehran, with both sides agreeing to continue discussions ahead of the US midterms and Israel elections. Megan Sutcliffe, Principal Analyst Middle East & Africa at Sybilline spoke to Bloomberg’s Abeer Abu Omar on Horizons Middle East & Africa on significance of the meeting. (Source: Bloomberg)

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