TEHRAN – Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Wednesday called on the United States to resolve its problems with Iran one by one.
“My advice always to the American friends, close the files one by one with Iran. Start with nuclear, close it, then the others,” Fidan told Al Jazeera.
“If you put them as a package, all of them, it will be very difficult for our Iranian friends to digest and to really process it and to go through this,” he added.
The comments by Fidan come as the U.S. is amassing military assets in the Middle East amid a spike in tensions with Iran.
Fidan said Iran can fit in a “perfect place” in the regional order.
Fidan warned that a United States attack on Iran would be “wrong”, calling on Washington and Tehran to resolve their issues diplomatically and gradually.
Calling for regional cooperation, Fidan said, “It’s wrong to start the war again.”
The U.S. joined Israel when it launched a surprise and unprovoked war on Iran in June 2025, striking Iran’s three main nuclear facilities.
Iranian officials have promised to launch a “comprehensive and regret-inducing response” if attacked again.
Earlier this month, Trump told Iranian anti-government protesters that “help is on the way”, urging them to take over state institutions.
On Tuesday, Trump highlighted the growing US military force in the region.
“By the way, there’s another beautiful armada floating beautifully toward Iran right now. So we’ll see. I hope they make a deal,” he told supporters at a rally.
Despite the escalating rhetoric, Fidan suggested that a diplomatic resolution is still possible.
“Iran is ready to negotiate a nuclear file again,” the top Turkish diplomat said.
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