Erdogan set to meet Putin, Rouhani in Iran to weigh options on Syria
Turkey, Iran and Russia are set to hold a three-way summit in September in Iran, where Erdogan will likely renew pleas for more time to work out a deal separating the “moderates” from the “terrorists” in Syria's Idlib.
![MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-TURKEY Presidents Hassan Rouhani of Iran, Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey and Vladimir Putin of Russia hold a joint news conference after their meeting in Ankara, Turkey April 4, 2018. REUTERS/Umit Bektas - RC1E49CD8120](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2018/08/RTX5GFDM.jpg/RTX5GFDM.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=yo_F5u4-)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is scheduled to travel Sept. 7 to Iran, where he is expected to take part in a three-way summit with his Iranian and Russian counterparts. Turkey’s NTV reported the meeting would likely take place in the northwestern city of Tabriz, in Iran’s East Azerbaijan province.
The three leaders last assembled in April in Ankara for deliberations on Syria, where an imminent regime assault on the rebel-held province of Idlib is occupying minds.