“Turkey urges Iran-US deal and warns against new shipping restrictions Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has pressed Iran and the United States to reach a durable agreement, warning that continued fighting risks wider instability and economic fallout. Speaking to Al Jazeera, Fidan said both sides now appear willing to end the conflict. “I think there is enough will now… on both sides to stop the war,” Fidan told Al Jazeera. He cautioned that the situation remains volatile, with the potential to spiral into broader crisis. “It is prone to escalation, it is prone to further tragedy and drama, and negative effects for both the world’s economy and regional stability. All in all, we think that both sides can succeed in reaching a permanent settlement.” Fidan also urged Washington and Tehran “to find a real solution to this problem, which is affecting not only two respective countries but also the entire world”. The Turkish minister stressed the need to preserve maritime access, calling for a return to pre-war conditions. “We want to see a free passage of all the ships, just like was happening before the war,” he said, adding that this outcome reflects broad international consensus. “[The] status quo before the war, was [what] everybody was enjoying,” Fidan said. “So, introducing a new regulation, which may not be accepted by the vast majority [of countries], might be a new source of a new conflict, which we don’t want to see.”
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