Iran’s attacks on Gulf won’t force US to stop the war, Turkey says

Iran’s attacks on Gulf won’t force US to stop the war, Turkey says Submitted by Ragip Soylu on Tue, 03/03/2026 - 10:08 Turkish foreign minister says Ankara 'delayed' US attack through diplomacy, and there's insufficient unrest in Iran to bring about regime change Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan gestures as he addresses the audience during a press briefing meeting in Istanbul on 15 January 2026 (Ozan Kose / AFP) Off Iran’s effort to raise costs for Gulf countries in hopes of pushing the United States to end the war is unlikely to succeed, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told journalists on Tuesday. Turkey had tried for weeks to broker a deal between the US and Iran, but US and Israeli attacks over the weekend, following several rounds of talks in Oman , scuppered Ankara's attempts to avoid war. Fidan acknowledged that Turkey's efforts to prevent the war had failed, despite the Turkish government putting forward “creative solutions” to the disagreement over Iran’s nuclear and ballistic programmes.