US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will head to Jordan and Turkey on Wednesday for talks on Syria, the Department of State said, after Syrian rebels' toppled autocrat President Bashar al-Assad over the weekend.
Blinken, who will visit Aqaba, Jordan, and Ankara, Turkey, through Friday, will also discuss regional developments, including in Israel, Gaza, and Lebanon, the department said in a statement. National security adviser Jake Sullivan is also traveling to Israel on Wednesday, the White House said.