2 w. ago Israel Should Challenge Erdoğan’s Hypocrisy on Gaza and Cyprus

Israel Should Challenge Erdoğan’s Hypocrisy on Gaza and Cyprus  Middle East Forum

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2 w. ago Erdogan says Israel attacks aimed to sabotage Iran nuclear talks

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that Israel’s attacks on Iran right before a new round of nuclear talks with the United States aimed to sabotage the negotiations, and it showed Israel did not want to resolve issues through diplomacy. Speaking at a foreign ministers’ meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation in Istanbul, […]

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3 w. ago Iran, Israel launch new attacks after Tehran rules out nuclear talks

 Iran and Israel exchanged fresh attacks early on Saturday, a day after Tehran said it would not negotiate over its nuclear programme while under threat and Europe tried to keep peace talks alive. Shortly after 2:30 a.m. in Israel (2330 GMT on Friday), the Israeli military warned of an incoming missile barrage from Iran, triggering air raid sirens across […]

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3 w. ago Israel says it killed veteran Iran commander as both sides attack

Israel said on Saturday it had killed a veteran Iranian commander as the countries traded attacks, a day after Tehran said it would not negotiate over its nuclear programme while under threat and Europe tried to keep peace talks alive. Saeed Izadi, who led the Palestine Corps of the Quds Force, the Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ […]

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3 w. ago Europeans try to coax Iran back to diplomacy as Trump considers strikes

Israel and Iran’s air war entered a second week on Friday and European officials sought to draw Tehran back to the negotiating table after President Donald Trump said any decision on potential U.S. involvement would be made within two weeks. Israel began attacking Iran last Friday, saying it aimed to prevent its longtime enemy from developing nuclear weapons. Iran retaliated with missile […]

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3 w. ago Tatar calls Israel’s Sa’ar ‘impudent and hostile’ over Erdogan and Cyprus comments

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Thursday described Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar’s comments on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the Cyprus problem as “deliberate, impudent, and hostile”. As Sa’ar and Erdogan engaged in a spat on Wednesday evening, Sa’ar had said Erdogan “illegally holds northern Cyprus”, prompting Tatar’s ire. “This statement is an […]

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3 w. ago Israel slams Turkey over Cyprus 'occupation', while Erdogan calls Netanyahu Hitler

Israel slams Turkey over Cyprus 'occupation', while Erdogan calls Netanyahu Hitler  Kathimerini.com.cy

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3 w. ago European ministers to hold nuclear talks with Iran on Friday in Geneva, source says

The foreign ministers of Germany, France and Britain plan to hold nuclear talks with their Iranian counterpart on Friday in Geneva, a German diplomatic source told Reuters. The ministers will first meet with the European Union’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, at Germany’s permanent mission in Geneva before holding a joint meeting with the Iranian foreign minister, the source said. […]

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3 w. ago Germany, France and UK ready to hold talks with Iran, German FM says

Germany, France, and the United Kingdom are ready to hold immediate talks with Iran over Tehran’s nuclear programme in an effort to de-escalate the situation in the Middle East, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said. Wadephul, who is on a visit to the Middle East, said he was trying to contribute towards a de-escalation of […]

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