Turkey to offer mediation on US–Iran tensions as Araghchi visits

Turkey will offer to help resolve tensions between Washington and Tehran when Iran's top diplomat visits, a foreign ministry source said Thursday a day ahead of the visit.

"Turkey is ready to contribute to resolving the current tensions through dialogue," Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan was to tell his counterpart Abbas Araghchi when the pair meet on Friday, the source said.

Meanwhile, a senior official said that Turkey is weighing contingency plans along its border if the United States attacks neighboring Iran.

"If the United States attacks Iran and the regime falls, Turkey is planning additional measures to reinforce border security," said the official, who requested anonymity.