The top US diplomat is on his fourth international tour in three months, amid growing worries the Israel Hamas war may escalate regionally.
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00:00 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken kicked off his latest urgent Middle East diplomatic
00:06 mission in Turkey on Saturday, as fears mount that Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza may
00:11 explode into a broader conflict.
00:14 Blinken met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan to
00:20 discuss topics such as the ongoing carnage in Gaza, Turkey's ratification of Sweden's
00:25 NATO bid and US approval for the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey.
00:31 Later on, Blinken also made a brief visit to Greece.
00:34 Next steps of his trip include Israel and the West Bank.
00:38 Simultaneously, dozens of demonstrators gathered in Istanbul on Saturday to protest Blinken's
00:44 visit to Turkey.
00:45 The protest, organized by the socialist and nationalist Veytun Party, also called on Turkey
00:51 to cut ties with NATO.
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