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The four nations agreed to continue a dialogue focused on regional peace and security. The meeting took place against a backdrop of heightened regional tensions, including those involving Iran, the United States, and Israel, and a series of Houthi attacks on Saudi targets."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on meeting's focus"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Khaleej Times digest stated the meeting focused on 'regional cooperation, the US-Israeli aggression against Iran and its consequences.' The Express Tribune reported that the joint statement did not announce any new security agreement, ceasefire, or specific understanding on Yemen or the wider Iran-US confrontation, opting instead for broad formulations on continued dialogue and regional peace and security."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the centre or right-rated reports mentioned the specific date of the meeting as October 26, although digests from NEWS9 LIVE, Unknown, and wartaekonomi.co.id did. 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