The Financial Times reported that Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan played a decisive role in calming the tense atmosphere between Iran and the United States, through mediation aimed at avoiding a military conflict in the region.
The newspaper highlighted the important role played by Fidan in containing the escalation between Tehran and Washington, and pointed out that these efforts coincided with the American side showing unprecedented flexibility towards the Iranian nuclear file, especially with regard to the old demand to completely stop uranium enrichment, which represented a major obstacle to reaching an agreement for years.
The Financial Times quoted Fidan as saying that the United States has expressed its willingness to review this basic condition, in a step that may pave the way for a possible diplomatic settlement.
The Turkish Foreign Minister pointed out that Iran, as a signatory to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, affirms its right to peaceful enrichment, considering that American flexibility represents an essential element to breaking the current stalemate.
However, Fidan warned against expanding the scope of negotiations to include other sensitive files, such as the Iranian ballistic missile program, considering that insisting on addressing all issues at once or clinging to secondary demands may waste the available diplomatic opportunity and push the region towards a new confrontation.
He concluded by emphasizing that the two parties are currently showing a real desire to reach a nuclear agreement, provided that a realistic and targeted negotiating path is maintained.
