# Istanbul talks on Iran postponed over scheduling conflict — media

https://mins.news/en/item/35683

- TASS, 2026-08-28 13:22 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2178927

> A planned Istanbul meeting involving the foreign ministers of the E3— the United Kingdom, Germany and France—plus Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey has been postponed because of a scheduling conflict involving one participant, DPA reported. The talks were expected to address freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, regional and Black Sea security, and Ukrainian grain exports.

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