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Erdogan tells Pezeshkian Israeli strikes designed to sabotage nuclear talks, divert gaze from Gaza war

By Reuters 14 June 2025, 7:08 pm 1 Edit
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meeting with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, Sep. 23 2024. (The Turkish Presidency)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meeting with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, Sep. 23 2024. (The Turkish Presidency)

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan tells his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian in a phone call today that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was trying to set the region on fire and to sabotage nuclear talks with attacks on Iran.

A statement by his office says Erdogan had also told Pezeshkian that Israel’s attacks aimed to divert attention from what he called a genocide in Gaza.

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