Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan accused Israel on Saturday of pushing the Middle East towards the brink of a “total disaster” by attacking Iranian nuclear facilities on June 13, according to Arab News.
“Israel is now leading the region to the brink of total disaster,” Fidan said.
OIC Summit in Istanbul
Fidan’s remarks came during the summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Istanbul held to discuss Israel’s war against Iran and related regional security issues.
“There is no Palestinian, Lebanese, Syrian, Yemeni or Iranian problem but there is clearly an Israeli problem,” Fidan said.
He also described Israel’s strikes against Iran as an “unlimited aggression.”
Moreover, he urged for an immediate end to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran, warning that it “would further jeopardize regional and global security.”
Unconditional Support
Meanwhile, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Western leaders of unconditionally supporting Israel.
Erdogan also stated that Turkey would never allow borders in the Middle East to be redrawn “in blood.”
“It is vital for us to show more solidarity to end Israel’s banditry — not only in Palestine but also in Syria, in Lebanon and in Iran,” he told the OIC’s 57 member countries.
Harmful Impacts
On Friday, Erdogan warned that the ongoing Israeli Iranian tensions could cause a surge in migration and have harmful impacts on Europe and the region, according to Al Arabiya.
In a phone call with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Erdogan said that “negotiations” was the solution to the nuclear disagreements with Iran.
“The spiral of violence triggered bky Israel’s attacks could harm the region and Europe in terms of migration and the possibility of nuclear leakage,” he said.
He also noted that the ongoing conflict had “raised the threat to regional security to the highest level,” expressing that Turkey is making efforts to put an end to the Israeli-Iranian strikes.
Israel-Iran War
On June 13, Israel launched a wave of airstrikes on Iran under the name of Operation Rising Lion. The military campaign targeted Iran’s nuclear facilities and killed top military commanders and nuclear scientists.
As a response, Iran launched a retaliatory wave of missiles against Israel and targeted Tel Aviv. Israel also killed three more Iranian nuclear scientists, bringing the total number of scientists slain to nine, Gulf News reported.
Currently, both countries are trading missiles and attacks amid intensifying efforts to halt the conflict.
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