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Turkey's foreign minister says Israel still seeking opportunity to attack Iran

"I hope they find a different path, but the reality is that Israel, in particular, is looking for an opportunity to strike Iran," Fidan said in a televised interview on Friday.

 Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan attends an interview with Reuters, in Brussels, Belgium April 4, 2025.
 Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan reacts during a press conference at a NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands June 25, 2025.

Turkey opposes foreign intervention in Iran, Erdogan tells Iran's Pezeshkian

Fighters from the Kurdistan Free Life Party (PJAK), an Iranian Kurdish opposition group, are pictured near the border with Iran in Iraq's Kurdistan Region, in the outskirts of Sulaimaniya, Iraq, June 21, 2025.

Armed Kurdish groups sought to cross into Iran from Iraq, sources say

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan attend a joint press conference in Tehran, Iran, November 30, 2025.

Turkish gov't demands caution against foreign intervention in Iran amid nationwide protests


Erdogan's threats to invade Israel are inflammatory and only serve to escalate tensions - editorial

Erdogan’s comments serve only to escalate tensions, and the international community must continue to unequivocally condemn Erdogan’s provocations.

 Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a joint statement to the media in Baghdad, Iraq April 22, 2024.

Turkey sends drones, helicopter carrying night-vision equipment to Iran

According to Monday overnight Iranian reports, Russia has dispatched to Tabriz two advanced aircraft, three helicopters, and 50 professional mountain rescue personnel.

Rescue team works following a crash of a helicopter carrying Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi, in Varzaqan, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran, May 19, 2024.

Iran says it gave warning before attacking Israel. US says that's not true

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Sunday that Iran gave neighboring countries and Israel's ally the United States 72 hours' notice it would launch the strikes.

 ranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian attends a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Moscow, Russia December 7, 2023

Is an attack on Iran the solution? - opinion

In light of Iranian activity in the region, African geo-politics, and wars engaging the US, an attack on Iran is perhaps not recommended.

 TURKEY’S PRESIDENT Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi shake hands following a news conference in Ankara last week. It is not clear if Iran’s enablers Qatar and Turkey or its allies Russia and China actually call the shots in Tehran or have any influence, says the writer.

Iran's President Raisi flies to Turkey for delayed Gaza talks

Iran’s official line is that the visit by Raisi is about economic and commercial issues and the Palestinian issue is only a close second in the discussions.

 Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi gives a speech during a ceremony to mark the fourth anniversary of the killing of senior Iranian military commander General Qassem Soleimani in a US attack, in Tehran, Iran, January 3, 2024.

Iranian President Raisi heads to Moscow

Russian state media reports that Iran and Russia's presidents intend to discuss trade and economic cooperation while Iran's pro-regime media highlights that Gaza is an important subject.

 RUSSIAN PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin meets with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi at a summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, last month.

Meta identifies Iran and Turkey's network of ‘adversarial threat’

The company ‘removed 22 Facebook accounts, 21 Pages and seven Instagram accounts for violating our policy against coordinated inauthentic behavior’

 The logo of Meta Platforms is seen in Davos, Switzerland, May 22, 2022.

Israeli spies targeting people with ties to Iran is a 'well-crafted story' - analyst

Experts are divided as to the credibility of the report, with skeptics saying it might be an attempt to drum up support for Erdoğan ahead of the election

 TURKISH PRESIDENT Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses supporters at a rally last week in Istanbul, ahead of today’s presidential and parliamentary elections.

China’s position on display with Iran, Saudi, France meetings

The rapidity with which China is doing back-to-back meetings with key countries such as France, Saudi and Iran, China is positioning itself as a broker of “wisdom.”

 Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Saudi Arabia's Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during the G20 Summit in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China September 4, 2016.

Will Gulf countries support the Syria-Turkey reconciliation? - analysis

Qatar, like Turkey, has backed the Syrian rebels and would not want to be seen to be selling them out. But it is also close to Iran as well as a strategic US partner.

 SYRIA’S PRESIDENT Bashar Assad meets with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian in Damascus last year. Syria’s future looks to be in the hands of Assad.