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Trump, Erdogan Made Covert Attempts to Hold Talks with Iran: Axios

Trump and Erdogan planned secret US-Iran talks in Istanbul, Axios reports, but Iran canceled after the talks could not be approved

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In the midst of the exchange of missile attacks between Israel and Iran, President Donald Trump secretly pushed for a high-level meeting between U.S. and Iranian officials in Istanbul, with the support of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. However, the effort was thwarted when the supreme Iranian leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei—currently missing in hiding for fear of an attempt on his life—could not be located to give his final approval.Read…

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Axios: the meeting with Iranians designed with Turkish President Erdogan, but it was impossible to get a green light from Khamenei

·Italy
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In Istanbul, there could be a meeting between representatives of the United States and Iran over Tehran's nuclear program. However, the talks broke down because Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, could not be contacted.

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The Turkish president attempted to organize a US-Iran meeting in Istanbul to de-escalate the crisis - The effort came as Iranian officials failed to locate Khamenei

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Donald Trump and Recep Erdogan tried to organize a high-level meeting between the United States and Iran in Istanbul, but those efforts failed because of the failure to reach an agreement with Iran's supreme leader, Ali Khamenei.

·Riga, Latvia
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Meduza broke the news in Riga, Latvia on Saturday, June 21, 2025.
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