Fidan reveals failed Turkish attempts to stop Iran war

Fidan reveals failed Turkish attempts to stop Iran war Submitted by Ragip Soylu on Wed, 03/04/2026 - 15:44 Ankara couldn't convince Iran to meet Trump or its representatives in multilateral formats and Iran failed to understand the pressure on Trump, says foreign minister Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (R) speaks with Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in Istanbul, on 21 June 2025 (Yasin Akgul/AFP) Off Turkey's foreign minister on Tuesday disclosed repeated Turkish initiatives to prevent a war between the United States and Iran , saying Tehran had failed to understand the mood in Washington. Hakan Fidan said Turkey took its first steps to bring Iran and the US back to negotiations after a phone call between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and US President Donald Trump on 27 January. Middle East Eye previously reported that Erdogan had proposed holding a teleconference between Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.