The Turkish foreign minister and his Russian counterpart held a phone conversation on Nov. 19, according to diplomatic sources.
Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu and Sergey Lavrov discussed bilateral ties, as well as regional developments, the sources added.
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Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Saturday they were waiting for US forces to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic waterway where traffic remains strangled as the regional war rages.
Crude prices surged Friday on mounting fears about oil supply disruption during the Middle East war, while equities retreated on poor U.S. hiring data.
Defending champion Galatasaray heads into a high-stakes Istanbul derby against a revitalized Beşiktaş on March 7 in a clash that could either cement its lead atop Süper Lig standings or blow the title race wide open.
