Israel-Iran Conflict Could Cause ‘Harmful’ Migration Impact on Europe: Erdogan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned on Friday 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.
Harmful Impacts on Europe
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 by 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.
Joint Talks
Foreign Ministers from Britain, France and Germany along with the EU’s top diplomat are set to hold nuclear talks on Friday with their Iranian Foreign Ministry in Geneva, according to Reuters.
In coordination with the US, Friday’s talks seek basically to persuade Iran to introduce strong guarantees that its nuclear program will be used only for civilian purposes.
As the war enters the second week, Israel has claimed that its strikes aim mainly to eliminate Tehran’s ability to develop a nuclear weapon. Meanwhile, Iran denies that its nuclear program is for military purposes.
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