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US plan to arm Iranian Kurds puts Erdoğan in impossible position

A reported Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) plan to arm Iranian Kurdish groups has trapped Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan between accepting Kurdish autonomy on...

US says missile fired toward Turkey unlikely to trigger NATO collective defense clause

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday downplayed the likelihood that NATO’s collective defense clause would be invoked after Turkey said an Iranian missile...

Turkish FM says Iran’s Gulf strikes are ‘wrong strategy’

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Tuesday that Iran’s retaliatory attacks across Gulf states are a “wrong strategy” that raises the risk of a...

Turkey says making ‘intense’ efforts to end Mideast war

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Tuesday Turkey was making "intense" diplomatic efforts to end the conflict roiling the Middle East, sparked by the Israeli-US...

Turkey working with US to lift CAATSA sanctions before midterms, minister says

Turkey is working with the United States to lift sanctions imposed under the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) in 2020 before the...

Ankara’s efforts helped delay US-Israel strikes on Iran: Turkish FM

Turkey’s efforts delayed the start of the US-Israel military campaign against Iran as Ankara proposed “creative solutions” to prevent it, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan...

Erdoğan says ‘Zionist lobby’ instigated military campaign against Iran

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Tuesday that airstrikes on Iran began with the “provocations of the Zionist lobby,” warning that the fighting is...

Erdoğan calls for end to Iran war ‘bloodbath’

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday called for "an end to the bloodbath" in the Middle East, vowing to help reach a ceasefire...

‘Too risky’ for Iran to hit Turkey over US assets: analysts

Under relentless Israeli-US attack, Iran has bombarded US assets in the Gulf, but so far has not touched Turkey — a "high-cost strategic gamble"...

Erdoğan says ‘saddened’ by Khamenei’s death

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Sunday he was “saddened” by the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in...

Erdoğan ‘deeply disturbed’ over Israel-US strikes, Iran attacks on Gulf

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Saturday he was “deeply disturbed” by Israeli and US strikes on Iran but also condemned Iran’s retaliatory drone...

Turkey urges ‘all parties’ to halt Iran-linked hostilities

Turkey on Saturday urged “all parties” to halt hostilities linked to Iran after US and Israeli strikes and Tehran’s retaliation, warning that the escalation...

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