ERBIL () - Türkiye’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan held a phone call with his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, to discuss ongoing diplomatic contacts over the Strait of Hormuz and negotiations seeking to halt the fighting in the region, according to Turkish Foreign Ministry sources.
On Sunday, the two ministers also assessed attacks carried out against Saudi Arabia, as regional diplomatic efforts continue amid the broader conflict involving Iran and the United States.
The latest Fidan-Araghchi call comes as Türkiye has increased its diplomatic engagement aimed at ending the war between Iran and the United States.
On Sept. 4, Turkish Defense Minister Yasar Guler said Türkiye was working in close coordination and consultation with Pakistan, which has played a key role in efforts to halt the fighting between the two sides.
Speaking at a reception hosted by the Pakistani Embassy in Ankara for Pakistan’s Defense and Martyrs’ Day, Guler said Islamabad was conducting intensive diplomatic efforts to host talks between the parties to the conflict and end the clashes. He described Pakistan’s role as leading in those efforts.
Pakistan’s mediation efforts during an earlier phase of the war had produced talks between Washington and Tehran and led to an initial diplomatic breakthrough in the form of a ceasefire. However, the truce did not last, with military operations and reciprocal escalation resuming.
The return to fighting means that the Turkish-Pakistani diplomatic effort faces the challenge not only of securing a temporary halt to hostilities, but also of finding a more sustainable formula capable of preventing a new understanding from collapsing following renewed military confrontation.
Türkiye’s position gives it a broad channel for engagement. Its membership in NATO, combined with its political, economic and security relations with Iran, provides Ankara with the ability to communicate with parties that can be difficult to bring together through a single negotiating channel.
At the same time, Türkiye is directly affected by the war’s implications for regional security, trade, energy and maritime navigation.
Ankara’s efforts are linked to Pakistan’s diplomatic initiative rather than being pursued independently. Guler’s comments pointed to closer regional coordination that could give the mediation efforts greater momentum.
The diplomatic track has also developed alongside closer defense coordination between Türkiye, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. The three countries held their first meeting of the Political, Strategic and Defense Committee in Türkiye this week, following the signing of a joint defense agreement in Mecca in August.
