Turkey has positioned itself as a key regional mediator in the Iran war, condemning attacks from both sides and offering support for peace talks. President Erdogan has engaged in diplomatic calls with leaders from Iran, Pakistan, and the US, reinforcing Turkey's neutral stance.

Since the Iran war began in late February, Turkey has positioned itself as a key regional power, an economic bridge and a neutral mediator, condemning both the US-Israeli strikes on Iran and Iran’s retaliatory attacks on Gulf nations. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reiterated his country’s support for peace talks in separate phone calls with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif last week. The week before, in a call with US President Donald...