Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi will attend a meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Saturday in Istanbul, a Turkish foreign ministry source told Reuters on Thursday, as war between Israel and Iran intensifies.
The source further indicated that the special session of the 51st OIC Council of Foreign Ministers is likely to be centered around Israel’s recent attacks on Iran, such as Thursday’s attack on the Khondab nuclear facility in Arak.
The Israeli army stated that it struck at a partially constructed heavy-water reactor at the facility, which specialists say has the capability to generate weapons-grade plutonium.
Turkey has strongly denounced Israel, referred to its actions as illegal and stated that Iran was rightfully defending itself.
Hosting the two-day meeting, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will invite Muslim nations to stand together against “destabilising actions” in the region, said a ministry source. President Tayyip Erdogan will also address the gathering.
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, comprising 57 member states, has traditionally been a political and diplomatic platform for Muslim nations.
Earlier, Donald Trump has signed off the plans to attack Iran, although he has not yet made up his mind whether to attack Iran or not, the BBC partner CBS reports.
According to CBS report, the US president had waited to strike in the event that Iran would accept to drop its nuclear programme. Trump is reportedly considering a US strike on Fordo, an underground uranium enrichment facility in Iran.
Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, rejected Trump’s call for full surrender on Wednesday, as the US president expressed his impatience.
