Ankara is concerned about the development of the conflict between the US and Iran, this increases the instability in the region, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday.
On the night of January 3, the United States conducted an operation in the area of Baghdad International Airport to liquidate the commander of the elite unit of the Iranian army – the Quds special forces, General Kassem Suleimani and the deputy head of the Iraqi Shiite militia al-Muhandis, who in Washington are considered involved in organizing the attack on the American Embassy in Baghdad on December 31, 2019.
“We are following with concern the development of the situation between the USA and Iran, which increases the risk of instability in our region. This is not only what happened in Iraq, problems exist in Syria, now events in Libya… Tensions periodically arise between the USA and Iran…. It can crack. It’s worth considering: where to can it lead?” – Erdogan said the CNN Turk reporters.