Hakan Fidan Discusses Turkey's Diplomatic Efforts Amidst Escalating Regional War
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Turkey's FM Hakan Fidan on Diplomacy Amidst Regional War, Iran Back-Channel Talks
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News18•15-03-2026, 01:00
Turkey's FM Hakan Fidan on Diplomacy Amidst Regional War, Iran Back-Channel Talks
•Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan states no serious initiative for US-Iran talks, but believes Iran is open to back-channel diplomacy despite feeling "betrayed."
•Ankara aims to stay out of the widening Middle East conflict, maintaining neutrality while criticizing actions from both US/Israel and Iran.
•Turkey's top priority is to avoid military involvement, even after missiles from Iran were intercepted over its territory by NATO defenses.
•Fidan discussed Iran's leadership gap after Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei's injury and Turkey's past efforts to mediate US-Iran talks in Istanbul.
•Turkey criticizes Israel's actions in Gaza and Syria, dismisses the idea of Turkey being the next target, and seeks a role in postwar Gaza administration.
