{"id":123001,"date":"2026-03-26T09:27:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T04:27:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=123001"},"modified":"2026-03-26T09:27:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T04:27:30","slug":"turkiye-conveying-messages-between-iran-us-ruling-party-official-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/123001\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkiye conveying messages between Iran-US, ruling party official says"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>ISTANBUL(National Times)- Turkiye &#8220;is playing a role passing messages&#8221; between Iran and the US to encourage de-escalation and direct negotiations, Harun Armagan, vice chair of foreign affairs for President Tayyip Erdogan&#8217;s ruling party, told Reuters on Wednesday. He did not elaborate on the messages but said they were also being conveyed to Gulf nations, which have been caught up \u2060in the widening regional war sparked by the US-Israeli attacks on Iran. Iran&#8217;s military on Wednesday rejected President Donald Trump&#8217;s assertion that the United States was in negotiations to end the war. NATO member Turkiye had sought to mediate US-Iran talks before the attacks began nearly a month ago and has repeatedly called for an immediate halt to hostilities. Erdogan has \u2060said it would continue working with all its resources to secure peace. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has said Ankara was conveying &#8220;friendly&#8221; advice to Tehran to avoid widening the war, and that he \u2060was also in touch with Washington to understand where the sides stood. On Sunday, a Turkish diplomatic source said Fidan had spoken \u2060with US officials and also with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, among others, to discuss possible steps to \u2060end the war. Three Iranian missiles bound for neighbouring Turkiye have been downed by NATO air defences since the war began.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISTANBUL(National Times)- Turkiye &#8220;is playing a role passing messages&#8221; between Iran and the US to encourage de-escalation and direct negotiations, Harun Armagan, vice chair of foreign affairs for President Tayyip Erdogan&#8217;s ruling party, told Reuters on Wednesday. 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