Erdogan Conveys Iran Concerns to Trump, Offers Peace Diplomacy

Speaking to reporters on his return flight from Azerbaijan, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Ankara does not want a fresh wave of attacks on Iran or deeper regional instability, according to a transcript released by his office on Monday.

“We emphasize at every opportunity that it is possible to resolve these issues through dialogue and diplomacy. Unfortunately, we see a negative shift once again. We are doing our utmost to prevent this,” Erdoğan said, in wording carried by Reuters.

The remarks come as Washington and Tehran remain locked in a tense postwar phase, with Trump saying new Iran strikes are highly unlikely if nuclear talks advance and U.S. pressure tools such as Task Force Iron Gate still framed as in full force.

Concerns Raised With Trump

Erdoğan said he discussed the file with Trump in a recent phone call and spelled out Türkiye’s reservations.

“I conveyed our concerns to Trump. We expressed our readiness to step in to open the door to peace and diplomacy,” he said. “We hope common sense will prevail and that, as a region, we can pull back from the brink.”

He warned that further fighting would mean greater losses for the region, arguing that the costs of war are not borne only by the combatants but ripple from Türkiye to the Gulf, Iraq, Syria, Europe and Asia.

Diplomacy Push Amid Escalation Fears

Ankara’s offer to mediate lands against a backdrop of escalation fears, including claims in Baghdad that Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi cited leaked U.S. war plans involving Iran.

Erdoğan did not detail operational scenarios. He framed Türkiye’s role as keeping a diplomatic track open and preventing what he called another negative shift between the United States and Iran.

The Monday readout follows an earlier Nov. 7 call in which Erdoğan, according to his office, told Trump that tensions with Iran should be handled through diplomacy and that Ankara would keep contributing to peace efforts.