Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said that airstrikes against Iran would not lead to the collapse of its regime, Anadolu reports. “No, it would not collapse,” Fidan said in a live interview with CNN Turk when asked if the regime would collapse if such an attack was carried out with the aim of overthrowing it.
"I don't want to speculate on certain scenarios in Iran, but the regime won't change through an airstrike or anything else. That's a pipedream. What could be is the government weakens, the system weakens, and it becomes unable to provide services to the people. Then, the existing regime might choose to take much more radical decisions and perhaps try to correct the situation. It could transform itself," he added.
Emphasizing that the Iran issue has heavily occupied the international agenda, Fidan stressed that the region cannot withstand another war. "Our (Turkish) President (Recep Tayyip Erdogan) is also showing maximum sensitivity on this issue. Therefore, we want to use all available means to prevent a possible war," he said.
Fidan said Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi briefed him on the negotiations and noted that Ankara has also been in contact with the US side. Describing the current tensions as an issue that is “difficult to resolve quickly,” Fidan nevertheless pointed to a clear willingness among the parties to continue negotiations. He said calls for “more creative solutions” have gained traction and underscored the need to move away from the "threat of war." "Currently, there doesn't seem to be an immediate threat of war," Fidan said, emphasizing that the door for negotiations has been opened. “Iranians don't have atomic bombs. There is also no data that they want to build them, Fidan said.”
