What did Arab and Muslim ministers discuss in Riyadh meeting on Iran?
Foreign ministers formulate a unified response to Iranian strikes, asserting their right to self-defence.

Foreign ministers formulate a unified response to Iranian strikes, asserting their right to self-defence.







![Smoke rises above wreckage at the site of the Turkish C-130 military cargo plane crash near the Azerbaijani border, in Sighnaghi municipality, Georgia, on Nov. 11, 2025, in this still image taken from video. [TV Imedi/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/image-1762892918.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)

Putin told Azerbaijan’s Aliyev that Russia will provide ‘compensation’ for the deadly crash caused by its air defences.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says in Yerevan that ‘governance in the Caucasus region must remain Caucasian’.
A transit corridor pact signed by Azerbaijan and Armenia could be game-changing, according to several experts.

The US brokered the agreement, giving it leverage and business opportunities.
Iran is distancing itself from ally Russia as it rejects planned border corridor backed by US President Donald Trump.
US President Trump says the deal will bring peace and new economic opportunities for the two rivals, but issues remain.
US president said he will oversee the deal, which includes plans for a new transit corridor to be named after him.
Armenia and Azerbaijan’s leaders met in the UAE last month but reached no breakthrough in the decades-long conflict.
Azerbaijan’s Arguj Kalantarli notes ‘humanitarian catastrophe on unimaginable scale’ in Gaza, in member state Palestine.
Azerbaijan’s response to a Russian raid that victimised its citizens signals a regional revolt against Kremlin control.