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Fidan: Turkey conveying ‘friendly’ advice to Iran not to spread war in which Israel the main perpetrator
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleForeign Minister Hakan Fidan says that Turkey is conveying “friendly” advice to Iran to avoid spreading its war with the United States and Israel to the Middle East, and added that Tehran’s attacks on regional countries were unacceptable.
Speaking in Doha, Fidan says Israel was the main perpetrator of the war, but that Iran had a “historic responsibility” not to attack regional countries.
He says Ankara was in contact with both Washington and Tehran to understand where they stood, and that Turkey’s efforts to end the conflict would continue.
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