Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said Ankara will continue to purchase Iran’s natural gas, despite US sanctions on Tehran. In an interview with Reuters published on Wednesday, Erdogan said the Turkish lira’s slide is not linked to a diplomatic row with Washington, noting that the country’s economic hardship has been exaggerated. ...
The Syrian state will recover Idlib through war or peaceful means, a minister was quoted as saying Tuesday, pointing to the government’s determination to defeat militants there despite a Russian-Turkish deal that halted an expected army offensive. Faisal Mekdad, deputy foreign minister, described the Idlib agreement as part of a ...