Putin and Pezeshkian Meet As Middle East Conflict Escalates

Russian President Vladimir Putin is holding talking with his Iranian counterpart, Masud Pezeshkian, as the crisis in the Middle East continues to threaten to spin out of control. The two leaders are meeting in Ashgabat on October 11 on the sidelines of a conference in the capital of the tightly controlled Central Asian country of Turkmenistan. It's the first of two meetings between the two, with another scheduled at the BRICS summit in the Russian city of Kazan that runs October 22-24.Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters ahead of the…