{"id":10972,"date":"2026-10-23T16:56:58","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T16:56:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=10972"},"modified":"2026-10-23T16:56:58","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T16:56:58","slug":"european-middle-east-ministers-urge-us-iran-diplomacy-not-new-attacks-us-israel-war-on-iran-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=10972","title":{"rendered":"European, Middle East ministers urge US-Iran diplomacy, not new attacks | US-Israel war on Iran News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A further escalation would \u2018create nothing but losers\u2019, the French foreign minister warns after joint Istanbul meeting.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Published On 23 Oct 2026<\/span>23 Oct 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Foreign ministers from eight countries are cautioning the United States against further attacks on Iran after meeting in Turkiye to discuss the Strait of Hormuz and other regional developments.<\/p>\n

Ministers from the United Kingdom, France and Germany, known as the E3, convened with counterparts from the R4 group of Turkiye, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Egypt on Friday, along with Italy.<\/p>\n

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Speaking after the meeting in Istanbul, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said that none of the countries participating in the meeting approved of another military intervention or attack on Iran.<\/p>\n

Such a move would only exacerbate tensions and further expand the conflict, he said, adding that diplomacy and dialogue were the only way to end the war.<\/p>\n

A further escalation between Iran and the US \u201cwould create nothing but losers and would undoubtedly have very serious consequences for hydrocarbon prices,\u201d French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot told reporters.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd so the first thing this group of eight countries \u2026 will do is call on both sides to exercise the utmost restraint, because we cannot afford another escalation in the region,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Italy\u2019s Antonio Tajani said the aim was to work for \u201cde-escalation to guarantee freedom of navigation.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI do not believe the problem can be solved from a purely military standpoint,\u201d he said, noting that \u201cwe must promote dialogue\u201d in order to reopen Hormuz.<\/p>\n

The group also discussed Israel\u2019s genocidal war on Gaza, escalating fighting<\/a> in Yemen and prospects for ending the Russia-Ukraine war.<\/p>\n

Reporting from Istanbul, Al Jazeera\u2019s Sinem Koseoglu said the summit was a \u201cfirst-of-its-kind\u201d attempt to discuss the parameters of regional conflicts and possible solutions.<\/p>\n

Although participating countries \u201call have different national interests, especially when it comes to the crisis in the Gulf\u201d, the Turkish foreign minister \u201cunderlined that what is happening in the Gulf \u2026 is affecting the other parts of the world\u201d, Koseoglu added.<\/p>\n

Turkiye\u2019s regional efforts<\/h2>\n

The meeting at an Istanbul hotel came as Turkiye seeks to bolster its role in the region, including through the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement<\/a>, the trilateral pact launched with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia in August.<\/p>\n

Turkiye has said that the pact is not aimed at any specific country and remains open to others joining, including Egypt.<\/p>\n

Fidan told reporters the pact has \u201cseveral advantages, particularly because it is informal and flexible and focuses specifically on the issues we face.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are not aware of any other platform that brings together countries with such different geographical and political backgrounds,\u201d he said, noting that Ankara \u201cis well placed to play a constructive role in this process\u201d.<\/p>\n

Cairo has yet to decide whether to join the agreement. President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi recently said<\/a> that Egypt would \u201ccarry out any measure to protect\u201d Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n

The Iran-backed Houthis are fighting Yemen\u2019s Saudi-backed internationally recognised government forces and have launched a series of deadly attacks<\/a> on Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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