Regional powers are positioning themselves to mediate the Iran conflict, with Turkey and Pakistan seeking a role in easing tensions and shaping the post-war order. The countries that are seeking to

By Jonathan Spicer ISTANBUL, March 25 (Reuters) - Turkey "is playing a role passing messages" between Iran and the U.S. to encourage de-escalation and direct negotiations, Harun Armagan, vice chair of foreign affairs for President Tayyip Erdogan's ruling party,

America’s war with Iran has given him more scope. Turkey has opposed the war from the start. It threatens to disrupt trade and set off yet another humanitarian crisis at its doorstep. Surging energy prices make it harder for the country’s central bank to bring down inflation, now at 31.5%.

Washington may see the Kurds as a useful tool for confronting the Iranian regime, but such a strategy could create new tensions elsewhere in the region.

After having three missiles directed into Turkish airspace and shot down by NATO in the last month, more eyes have turned to Turkey. Both Turkish officials and some Istanbul residents maintain the country won’t get involved.

Iranians escaping hardship and war are shaking it off to Persian, Arabic and Turkish tunes in this disco in eastern Turkey.

Since the war began on February 28, Brent has risen by more than $30 a barrel, hovering at around $102 on Tuesday. Inflation ticked up to 31.5 per cent last month, one of the highest rates in the world. Turkey’s annualised current account deficit, meanwhile, rose to almost $33bn.

ISTANBUL, March 26 () - A marine drone struck a crude oil tanker that had departed Russia, causing an explosion in the Black Sea near Istanbul's Bosphorus strait on Thursday, Turkey's ‌transportation