Blinken Meets Turkey’s Erdogan as Middle East Tensions Rise
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with top Turkish officials as he started a diplomatic tour aimed at avoiding a broader regional war in the Middle East and rallying Arab support for Gaza’s post-conflict governance.
The top US diplomat met with Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, for over an hour on Saturday afternoon after speaking with Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan earlier in the day.
