Ankara, Turkey – The Turkish newspaper Hürriyet revealed that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has proposed a high-level trilateral meeting between Iran, the United States, and Turkey to discuss outstanding issues between Tehran and Washington through diplomatic channels. According to the newspaper, Erdoğan called for bringing the Iranian issue to the table for direct dialogue, proposing that Turkey host a meeting between the two sides at the highest possible political level, as part of Turkish efforts to reduce regional tensions and prevent a slide into military confrontation. Hürriyet added that US President Donald Trump, according to the newspaper’s sources, has expressed initial support for the Turkish initiative, indicating a possible openness to Ankara’s role as a mediator between Washington and Tehran.
In the same context, the newspaper reported that Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi will visit Ankara in the coming days, where he is scheduled to meet with his Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan, in what has been described as an important meeting that could pave the way for broader diplomatic arrangements related to the Turkish initiative. These moves come amid escalating tensions between Iran and the United States, and indications that regional actors, particularly Turkey, are seeking to reactivate political and diplomatic channels to avert a military confrontation in the region.
