US EditionTurkey offers to mediate for Iran
- Turkey will mediate between Washington and Tehran during a visit by Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Abbas Araghchi, as stated by officials.
- Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan will express Turkey's readiness to help resolve tensions through dialogue and opposes military interventions against Iran, according to a Turkish diplomatic source.
- Araghchi warned that Iran's forces would respond forcefully to any US military operations but remains open to negotiations on the nuclear program.
- Turkey is assessing border security measures in case of a US strike on Iran.
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The armada of Donald Trump seems ready to attack Iran, but the tycoon would do without it, if only some signal of good will came from Tehran, especially on nuclear. A signal that could come today from Turkey. The American president has in fact appointed Ankara , which has the second army for number of soldiers and drones of NATO , to try a mediation. Turkey, non-Arab Muslim country bordering Iran and with more than 80 million inhabitants, did no…
Strongly opposed to any US military intervention in Iran, with which it shares a border of more than 550 km, Turkey continues to insist on the risks of such an initiative and tries at all costs to prevent the destabilization of the region.
Concerned about the opening of a new era of instability on its borders that could have repercussions on its soil, Turkish diplomacy is increasing contacts with Iranians and Americans, in the hope of convincing Washington to negotiate with Tehran. Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, is thus expected in Turkey to meet with his counterpart Hakan Fidan on Friday 30 January.
Turkey offers to mediate as US-Iran tensions rise
Iran’s top diplomat is visiting Turkey on Thursday for talks aimed at averting a US strike, as President Donald Trump ramps up threats of military action against Tehran. Ankara is trying to convince Iran to offer nuclear concessions to avoid a conflict, and has proposed a video call between Trump and his Iranian counterpart, The Guardian reported. Trump warned earlier this week that time is running out for nuclear negotiations following Iran’s c…
Contact by telephone has served to deal with both bilateral relations and 'the escalation of military tension in the region', the Turkish Presidency reported. ...
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