{"id":33882,"date":"2026-01-31T00:03:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T22:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/?p=33882"},"modified":"2026-01-31T20:17:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T18:17:37","slug":"turkish-and-iranian-foreign-ministers-meet-as-turkiye-pushes-mediation-amid-us-iran-tensions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/turkish-and-iranian-foreign-ministers-meet-as-turkiye-pushes-mediation-amid-us-iran-tensions\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkish and Iranian foreign ministers meet as Turkiye pushes mediation amid US-Iran tensions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on January 30, 2026, to intensify Turkiye\u2019s diplomatic efforts to mediate and prevent a military escalation between the United States and Iran.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The two ministers held bilateral talks before appearing in a joint press conference. The meeting comes amid rising regional tensions following U.S. military deployments to the Middle East and renewed warnings from Washington toward Tehran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi also held talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during his visit to Istanbul. Araghchi thanked the Turkish government and people for their solidarity and support of Iran\u2019s sovereignty, the Iranian foreign ministry said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan said that Ankara opposes any military intervention against Iran and supports a peaceful, internal resolution of the country\u2019s issues by its own people. \u201cWe hope that Iran\u2019s internal issues will be resolved peacefully by the Iranian people without any external intervention,\u201d Fidan said at a joint press conference with Iranian foreign minister in Istanbul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The visit follows a phone call earlier on Friday between Turkish President Erdogan and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, during which the two leaders discussed bilateral relations and the growing security risks posed by recent developments in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to a statement from the Turkish Communications Directorate, Erdogan and Pezeshkian reviewed Turkiye-Iran ties as well as the escalating military tensions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Erdogan told his Iranian counterpart that Turkiye is ready to assume a facilitating role between Iran and the U.S. in order to help de-escalate tensions and contribute to resolving outstanding disputes.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran Abbas Araghchi in Turkiye, on January 30, 2026. (Image Credit: Presidency of the Republic of T\u00fcrkiye)<\/sup><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The statement also said Erdogan informed Pezeshkian that he would receive Iran\u2019s foreign minister later on Friday in Ankara.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Araghchi\u2019s visit to Turkiye comes just hours after U.S. President Donald Trump said he hoped to avoid military action against Iran, despite weeks of sharp rhetoric and an expanding U.S. military presence in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Iran has warned it would strike American bases and aircraft carriers if attacked. A U.S. naval strike group has been operating in Middle Eastern waters since Monday, and Trump previously said it was \u201cready, willing, and able\u201d to hit Iran if necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Late on Thursday, however, Trump appeared to soften his tone slightly. \u201cWe have a group headed out to a place called Iran, and hopefully we won\u2019t have to use it,\u201d Trump told reporters, after earlier saying that time was \u201crunning out\u201d for Tehran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For several weeks, Trump has threatened military action against Iran over its deadly crackdown on protests earlier this month. White House officials have said the president has not made a final decision and remains open to a diplomatic solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI have had, and I am planning on it,\u201d Trump said when asked whether he was in contact with Iranian officials. \u201cI told them: Number one, no nuclear, and number two, stop killing protesters.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Turkiye Positions Itself as Mediator<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Turkiye has repeatedly voiced strong opposition to military action and has offered to mediate between Washington and Tehran. Officials said this message would be central to Fidan\u2019s discussions with Araghchi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fidan has urged both sides to return to negotiations and has argued that talks should proceed incrementally rather than attempting to resolve all disputes at once. He has suggested that negotiations begin with the nuclear issue, leaving other contentious matters for later stages.
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Minister of Foreign Affairs @HakanFidan<\/a> met with Abbas Araghchi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran, in \u0130stanbul. pic.twitter.com\/SbKBYvennt<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Turkish MFA (@MFATurkiye) January 30, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote>