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Turkey Urges Ceasefire Amid Ongoing U.S.-Iran Negotiations

4/16/2026

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Air strikes on April 14 destroyed a residential building in southern Tehran, Iran.
The Turkish Defence Ministry said Turkey would continue supporting peace talks between the United States and Iran and urged a permanent ceasefire.
U.S. and Iranian officials plan to return to Pakistan for negotiations as early as April 18.
Foreign ministers from Turkey, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt will meet in Antalya April 17–19, with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif attending.

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Air strikes on April 14 destroyed a residential building in southern Tehran, Iran.
The Turkish Defence Ministry said Turkey would continue supporting peace talks between the United States and Iran and urged a permanent ceasefire.
U.S. and Iranian officials plan to return to Pakistan for negotiations as early as April 18.
Foreign ministers from Turkey, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt will meet in Antalya April 17–19, with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif attending.