Türkiye’s foreign minister on Friday warned Washington against being drawn into Israeli pressure to launch an attack on Iran, saying it would inflict serious damage on an already fragile region.
"We see that Israel is trying to persuade the U.S. to launch a military attack on Iran... We hope the U.S. administration will act with common sense and not allow this to happen," Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told a joint press conference in Istanbul with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi.
Fidan reiterated that Ankara opposes any military intervention against Iran and supports a peaceful, internal resolution of the country's issues by its own people.
"We have told our counterparts at every opportunity that we are against a military intervention targeting Iran," Fidan said.
"We hope that Iran's internal
Continue Reading on Daily Sabah
This preview shows approximately 15% of the article. Read the full story on the publisher's website to support quality journalism.