Erdogan in a meeting with Pezeshkian: Iran and the U.S. negotiations should resume without delay
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the President of Turkey, in a meeting with Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of the UN Climate Summit in Antalya, called for the immediate return of Iran and the U.S. to the negotiating table to end the war. Erdogan said that common grounds for reaching an agreement should be strengthened and diplomacy should be given a chance. He expressed hope that the war would end as soon as possible and said that Turkey will continue to support efforts to establish peace. Meanwhile, Qatar and Pakistan’s mediation efforts are ongoing. Tehran considers the acceptance of a set of demands, including the release of blocked assets and the lifting of sanctions, as a condition for reopening the Strait of Hormuz.