Iran summoned Turkiye's envoy following Ankara's warning regarding Syria

Iran’s Foreign Ministry summoned Turkiye’s ambassador, state TV reported today, after Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan warned Tehran against undermining Syria’s stability, Reuters reports.

The Iranian Foreign Ministry published a statement saying that a meeting took place yesterday between ambassador Hicabi Kirlangic and Mahmoud Heydari, the Iranian foreign ministry’s director general for the Mediterranean and Eastern Europe.

“The common interests of the two countries and the sensitivity of regional conditions require avoiding wrongful comments and unreal analyses that could lead to differences and tensions in our bilateral relations,” Heydari said.

Fidan last week gave an interview to Al Jazeera in which he said Iran’s foreign policy relying on militias was “dangerous” and needed to change.

“If you are trying to cause anxiety in a third country, other countries can also disturb you by supporting groups in your own country,” Turkiye’s foreign minister added.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson said earlier yesterday that Tehran and Ankara disagreed over some issues.

“We highly value our bilateral relations with Turkiye. Unfortunately, the words repeatedly heard [from Turkiye] were highly unconstructive, and it was necessary for Iran to decisively and clearly state its position in that regard,” Esmaeil Baghaei said.

“Perhaps it is necessary for our Turkish friends to think more about the Zionist regime’s [Israel] policy in Syria and the region.”

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