Turkey calls on Iran to avoid a 'new escalation': diplomatic source

Turkey calls on Iran to avoid a 'new escalation': diplomatic source
AFP
Sunday 14 April 2024 - 14:49

Turkey has called on Iran to avoid a “new escalation”, after Middle East tensions soared following Tehran’s unprecedented attack on Israel, a diplomatic source said on Sunday.

Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan spoke by telephone with his Iranian counterpart “and stated that we do not wish for a new escalation in the region”, the source said on condition of anonymity.

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