Iran, Turkey in diplomatic spat over Syria

Iran, Turkey summon envoys amid row over Turkish FM Fidan's remarks on Iran's Syria policy


Reuters March 05, 2025

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DUBAI/ANKARA:

Iran and Turkey's foreign ministries summoned their envoys after a diplomatic spat over Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan's warning of Tehran against undermining Syria's stability.

Fidan last week gave an interview to Qatar's al Jazeera in which he said Iran's foreign policy relying on militias was "dangerous" and needed to change. "If you are trying to cause anxiety in a third country, other countries can also disturb you by supporting groups in your own country," Turkey's foreign minister added.

Iran's foreign ministry summoned Turkey's ambassador over Fidan's comments, state TV reported on Tuesday. The Iranian foreign ministry published a statement saying that a meeting took place on Monday between ambassador Hicabi K?rlang?ç and Mahmoud Heydari, the Iran foreign ministry's Director General for the Mediterranean and Eastern Europe

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