Iran’s Araghchi to visit Turkey as Ankara seeks war mediation role

ANKARA — Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is expected to travel to Turkey this weekend amid the ongoing war between Israel and Iran, according to a Turkish Foreign Ministry source.

Araghchi is expected to attend a meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Istanbul on Saturday along with over 40 of his counterparts, the source told journalists on Thursday. Among the other attendees are Saudi Arabia’s Prince Faisal bin Farhan, Qatar’s Sheikh Mohammed bin…