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Turkey will host foreign ministers from seven countries, including Egypt, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Britain, France and Germany, in Istanbul on October 23 for talks on the Iran-US war, security in the Strait of Hormuz and Bab al-Mandab, and developments in Yemen, according to a Turkish diplomatic source. The meeting, convened at Turkey's initiative, is described as the first of its kind in this format. Iran International framed the gathering as a possible new division of labor among regional and Western powers in managing the fallout of the conflict, as wars involving Iran, Yemen and Ukraine increasingly threaten shipping routes and broader regional security.