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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.

|ByREUTERS, AMICHAI STEIN
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

In a statement, the Turkish presidency said the leader had discussed the latest developments in Iran, after the worst domestic unrest since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

|ByREUTERS, DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
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

Turkey, which deems Kurdish militants in northern Iraq terrorists, has warned in recent days that any foreign intervention in Iran would escalate regional crises.

|ByREUTERS
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

NATO member Turkey does not wish to see chaos in Iran, with Omer Celik, spokesperson for Turkey's ruling AK Party, saying that "these problems must be resolved through the internal dynamics."

|ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Is Turkey turning to Iran and if so, why?

Ankara and Tehran have long sought closer relations, but their new meeting comes as Saudi Arabia's king is visiting Moscow.

OCTOBER 5, 2017BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
SUPPORTERS OF Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan wave national flags as they wait for his arrival at the Presidential Palace in Ankara.

Iran and Turkey: A new round of an ancient rivalry

Much of the regional international developments in the Middle East will probably be defined by their rivalry.

FEBRUARY 1, 2017ByDAVID BATASHVILI
A MAN wearing an Iranian Revolutionary Guard uniform sports a portrait of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Russia, Iran, and Turkey: The New Power Troika

JANUARY 8, 2017ByAJ GOLDMAN
The Jerusalem Post

Iran and Russia discuss increasing military ties; Iran blasts US for 'violation' of nuclear deal

They officials after the International Army Games 2016 began on Saturday.

JULY 31, 2016ByARIEL BEN SOLOMON
President Vladimir Putin (R) meets with Iran's President Hassan Rouhani in Ufa, Russia

How Israel May Benefit from Russia in Syria

FEBRUARY 21, 2016ByDAVID PFEFFER
The Jerusalem Post

Best cases fall short for Iran Agreement

AUGUST 5, 2015ByMARC DUBEY
The Jerusalem Post

Terra Incognita: Turkey doubles down in Syria and Iraq

Turkey’s actions in the past few days have re-positioned the country to take a more muscular role in the Syria conflict.

JULY 26, 2015BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Turkish army tanks manoeuver as Turkish Kurds watch over the Syrian town of Kobani

Iran secured as much as $20b. from Turkey breaking sanctions

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and a family member were allegedly involved in the complex graft operation.

JULY 24, 2015ByBENJAMIN WEINTHAL
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani shakes hands with Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan

'Israel to attend every big conference whether Turkey likes it or not'

Intelligence Minister Yuval Steinitz panned Ankara's decision to skip the Munich Security Conference.

FEBRUARY 6, 2015ByJPOST.COM STAFF
Yuval Steinitz

Turkey pulls out of Munich defense conference because of Israel

The Munich Security Conference is an annual event that brings together some of the world's top policy makers in foreign and defense policy.

FEBRUARY 6, 2015ByTOVAH LAZAROFF, BENJAMIN WEINTHAL, REUTERS
A passenger ship, with the old city's monuments Blue mosque (L) and Hagia Sophia museum (R) in the background, sets sail in the Bosphorus in Istanbul