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U.S. media: Trump was willing to go to Turkey to negotiate with Iran, but canceled due to being unable to contact Khamenei

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi Data reports, sources say that Trump received a call from Turkish President Erdogan while attending the G7 summit in Canada last Monday. Erdogan proposed holding talks between U.S. and Iranian officials the next day in Istanbul to explore a diplomatic solution to the war. Trump agreed and told Erdogan that he was willing to send Vice President Pence and White House envoy Hook to go, and even if necessary, he was willing to go to Turkey personally to meet with the Iranian president.A White House official stated that just hours before Erdogan's call, Trump had already received "signals" through other secret channels that the Iranians wanted to meet. Erdogan and the Turkish Foreign Minister then conveyed this proposal to Iranian President Pezeshkian and Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif. Pezeshkian and Zarif attempted to contact Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei for approval but were unable to reach him as he had gone into hiding to avoid an Israeli assassination.A few hours later, the Iranians informed the Turks that they had not received approval. Turkey then informed the U.S. that the talks were canceled. Shortly thereafter, Trump posted on social media, calling for everyone to evacuate Tehran immediately! This Saturday, Erdogan met with Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif in Istanbul and urged him to hold direct talks with the Trump administration. Erdogan told Zarif that Turkey was ready to facilitate such negotiations as soon as possible.
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