Overview
- Putin and Turkey’s Erdoğan held a phone call and agreed fighting involving the US/Israel and Iran should stop soon and a peace deal is needed, according to official readouts.
- In a separate call, Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman agreed to work together to steady the oil market through OPEC+, which groups OPEC members with major non‑OPEC producers like Russia.
- The official statements announced broad coordination but did not list concrete steps, targets, or timelines.
- Turkey said Erdoğan condemned what he called the Netanyahu government’s aggressive policy and urged all parties to avoid moves that raise tensions, citing recent attacks on civilian ships in the Black Sea.
- News reports say disruptions near the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint for global oil shipments, have kept crude prices high, raising the stakes for any effective OPEC+ action for consumers and shippers.