With the war in Ukraine still raging, Russian President Vladimir Putin travels Tuesday to Tehran for talks with his Iranian and Turkish counterparts on the Syria conflict, APA's Tehran bureau reports.
Russia, Turkiye, and Iran have recently met to discuss Syria as part of the so-called "Astana peace process" to end more than 11 years of conflict in the Arab country.
All three are involved in Syria, with Russia and Iran supporting the Damascus regime against its opponents and Turkey backing rebels.
Tuesday's summit comes as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened to launch a new offensive in northern Syria against Kurdish militants.
Iran, whose President Ebrahim Raisi is hosting the meeting, has already warned that any Turkish military action in Syria could "destabilize the region."
The Tehran summit will also enable Erdogan to hold his first meeting with Putin since Russia invaded Ukraine in February.
The Turkish president has for months been offering to meet the Russian leader in a bid to help resolve heightened global tensions since the war began.
"The timing of this summit is not a coincidence," Russian analyst Vladimir Sotnikov told AFP.
"Turkiye wants to conduct a 'special operation' in Syria just as Russia is implementing a 'special operation' in Ukraine," he said.
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