Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said a wider conflict over Iran could affect countries well beyond the fighting, naming Turkey, Gulf countries, Iraq, Syria, Europe and Asia.
While returning from Azerbaijan on Monday, Erdogan said he had recently discussed Ankara’s concerns with Trump. He called for disputes to be resolved diplomatically and said Turkey was working to keep tensions from deepening.
The Turkish presidency said Erdogan told U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres during their COP31 talks that Ankara was working with regional governments to ease Iran-U.S. tensions and pursue dialogue.
