CAIRO — Saudi Arabia on Sunday asked fellow Arab nations to take a ‘‘serious and honest’’ stand against Iran, saying that showing leniency toward Tehran would only encourage it to press on with its ‘‘aggression’’ and ‘‘meddling’’ in the internal affairs of Arab countries.

Addressing a meeting of Arab foreign ministers in Cairo, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir said the pan-Arab organization needed to take a decision to be ‘‘noncompromising’’ in dealing with Iran.

He cited a ballistic missile fired by Iranian-backed rebels in Yemen earlier this month that was intercepted near the Saudi capital, Riyadh, as an example of how far Iran has gone with its aggressive policy in the region.

‘‘Showing leniency toward Iran will not leave any Arab capital safe from those ballistic missiles,’’ he said. ‘‘We are obliged today to take a serious and honest stand... to counter these belligerent policies so that we can protect our security,’’ said Al-Jubeir.

He said his country was targeted by a total of 80 ballistic missiles fired by Yemen’s Iranian-backed Shi’ite rebels since the kingdom in 2015 led a coalition to fight them alongside the internationally recognized government there.

Saudi Arabia, he added, will not stand idly by in the face of Iran’s ‘‘blatant aggression.’’

Arab diplomats said a Saudi draft resolution put forward to the Arab ministers is proposing a declaration of solidarity with the kingdom and stating Arab support for actions it might take to safeguard its national security in the face of Tehran’s policies.

Associated Press