Date: Dec 20, 2018 Source: The Daily Star Turkey, Iran hold talks after US Syria announcement Agence France Presse ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Thursday held talks with Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani, an AFP correspondent said, with Syria likely to dominate the agenda after the surprise U.S. decision to withdraw. The meeting in Ankara had been arranged before U.S. President Donald Trump stunned allies and American officials on Wednesday with an order to pull ground forces from the war-ravaged nation.