File PhotoISTANBUL, Feb 28, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday he was "deeply disturbed" by the Israeli-US attacks on Iran, but also condemned Tehran's retaliatory strikes on the Gulf, demanding action to end the conflict. The confrontation began earlier on Saturday with the Israeli and US strikes and quickly broadened regionally as Tehran retaliated against Gulf states and Israel. "We are deeply disturbed over the US-Israel attacks on our neighbour Iran," Erdogan said in a televised address, in which he also denounced Iran's drone and missile attacks against the Gulf as "unacceptable, regardless of the reason". "In order to prevent our region from experiencing greater suffering, all actors, especially the Islamic world, must take action," he added. Erdogan also said Turkey had not seen any problem "in terms of border security" along the 500-kilometre (300-mile) frontier it shares with Iran.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha February 28, 2026 19:15 UTC