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Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and his German counterpart Johann Wadephul spoke by phone on Monday to discuss the ongoing conflict in Iran, as Ankara intensifies its diplomatic campaign to broker a resolution to the widening Middle Eastern war.
The two top diplomats exchanged views on efforts aimed at "bringing an end to the war," according to Turkish Foreign Ministry sources.
The war began on February 28 when the United States and Israel launched a joint military offensive against Iran. Tehran has since responded with drone and missile strikes targeting Israel, as well as Jordan, Iraq and Gulf states that host US military assets. The retaliation has caused casualties, damaged infrastructure and disrupted global markets and aviation routes.
Fidan has positioned himself at the center of a broader diplomatic effort to halt the fighting. The Turkish foreign minister has held separate calls with counterparts across the region, including Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, as well as US and European Union officials.
The conversation with Wadephul comes as an effort to bring European powers into alignment with Türkiye's push for de-escalation. Germany, as the European Union's largest economy and a key NATO ally, carries significant weight in transatlantic diplomatic discussions.
The conflict's impact has extended well beyond the immediate theater of war. Disruptions to aviation and the ripple effects on global energy and financial markets have raised international pressure for a negotiated end to hostilities, lending urgency to the kind of multilateral outreach Fidan has been pursuing.
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