Turkey's FM Hakan Fidan on Diplomacy Amidst Regional War, Iran Back-Channel Talks

• Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan states no serious initiative for US-Iran talks, but believes Iran is open to back-channel diplomacy despite feeling "betrayed."
• Ankara aims to stay out of the widening Middle East conflict, maintaining neutrality while criticizing actions from both US/Israel and Iran.
• Turkey's top priority is to avoid military involvement, even after missiles from Iran were intercepted over its territory by NATO defenses.
• Fidan discussed Iran's leadership gap after Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei's injury and Turkey's past efforts to mediate US-Iran talks in Istanbul.
• Turkey criticizes Israel's actions in Gaza and Syria, dismisses the idea of Turkey being the next target, and seeks a role in postwar Gaza administration.