The two leaders reaffirmed their commitment to bilateral ties only days ahead of the NATO summit. Less than a week before his planned travel to the NATO summit in Washington, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, met in Astana on Wednesday and reaffirmed their commitment …

The Turkish president said cooperation against terrorism and removing defense sale obstacles against his country will top his agenda during his trip. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Washington on Tuesday to attend the NATO’s three-day summit, where Ankara is expected to make its case for boosting defense sales …

Reformer Masoud Pezeshkian, who advocates for greater openness towards the West, was elected President of the Islamic Republic of Iran in a decisive second round of presidential elections held on 5 July 2024. He faced hardline conservative candidate Saeed Jalili, succeeding President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash …