I dunno about the Turks. Clearly it can't be a strong ally of the USSR or the US, but the Turks don't exactly have a sterling reputation among the Persians or the Arabs. I'd suggest Pakistan, but they're an unholy mess right now. Truthfully, the Saudi's are likely the US's best bet as an intermediary, though the monarchy isn't that well respected.
I'm not a Muslim, nor do I have a particularly keen understanding of interdenominational relations on a one-on-one level in Arab or Persian countries, but we've seen Sunnis and Shiites set aside differences to deal with an outside threat.
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