Iran top diplomat in surprise Syria talks with Erdogan

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Wednesday held previously unannounced talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish presidency said, with the situation in Syria likely to have dominated the agenda.Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, who attended the meeting, said"bilateral ties... (and) Syria" were on the agenda, state-run Anadolu news agency reported.