Top Turkiye diplomat spoke to Iran FM over ‘ways to end the attacks’: ministry source

Published February 28, 2026 Updated February 28, 2026 08:05pm

Turkiye’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan spoke by phone to his Iranian counterpart and several other regional diplomats Saturday about ways to “end the attacks” triggered by Israel-US strikes on Iran, a ministry source tells AFP.

During his talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, “the latest developments in our region were discussed and possible steps to end the attacks”, the source said, indicating he had also discussed this with his counterparts from Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Syria, Egypt and Indonesia.

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