US EditionTurkey Tells Iran Violation of Its Airspace Unacceptable
- Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan emphasized that violations of Turkish airspace are unacceptable and Ankara will take all necessary measures to protect its security.
- Fidan urged all parties to avoid actions that threaten regional security or risk civilian safety.
- Iran's Abbas Araghchi denied that Iran launched the missiles detected near Turkish airspace and promised a thorough investigation into the incident.
- Turkey intercepted and neutralized ballistic missiles fired from Iran near its borders twice within five days, with NATO aiding in defense, and debris was found in Hatay province from the interceptions.
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Iran war: Turkey caught between a rock and a hard place
Turkey has long been seen as a bridge between Europe and the Middle East — geographically as well as diplomatically. As tensions rose between Washington and Tehran, Ankara had first attempted to mediate, warning that it would be "wrong to start the war again." "Iran is ready to negotiate on the nuclear file again," Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told the Qatar-based Al Jazeera news network in an interview late January. "My advice has alway…
Iran fired two rockets at Turkey, whose government wants to sit out the war, but it could become a war party more quickly than it likes.
Iranian and Turkish Foreign Ministers Abbas Araghchi and Hakan Fidan held a telephone conversation today in light of the heightened situation in the region following the Israeli-American attack on Iran eleven days ago. The Iranian foreign minister told his counterpart, among other things, that the missiles intercepted by NATO systems over Turkey in recent days did not come from Iran.
"The missiles that were directed towards Turkish airspace did not originate from Iran," Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said, adding that a comprehensive investigation into the incident would be conducted.
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