The Minister of Foreign Affairs had a telephone conversation with his counterpart, Abbas Aragchi, about the following and the new threats from his side, but also about the situation in the Middle East in general.
According to a source of the Turkish Foreign Ministry, the two ministers focused on the initiatives to de-escalate the tension in the wider region. .
A message to the US from Fidan
Earlier, Turkey’s foreign minister had called on the US to resolve its differences with Iran “one by one” rather than through a comprehensive deal, and added that Tehran was ready for talks on its nuclear program.
Speaking to Al Jazeera, Hakan Fidan reiterated that Turkey opposes foreign intervention or attack on Iran, saying it would be “a mistake to start the war again”.
“My advice to American friends is always this: close the files on the Iranians one by one. Start with the nuclear program, shut it down, then another, then another,” Fidan said.
“If you put it all together, it will be very difficult for our Iranian friends to digest,” he said. “Sometimes it can seem humiliating for them. It will be very difficult to explain, not only to them, but also to the leadership.”
