Tensions in the Middle East have escalated following an Iranian attack on Israel, with various leaders attributing the conflict to actions by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Iran's top diplomat in the UK accused Netanyahu of seeking to involve the West in a total war across the region, a sentiment echoed by Turkish officials including President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan. Erdogan criticized Western countries for their double standards in condemning Iran's retaliation for Israel's attack on their consulate in Syria, while Fidan explicitly blamed Netanyahu for escalating regional tensions to maintain power and mentioned the risk posed by Israeli crimes in Gaza. The EU Commission Chief, Ursula von der Leyen, noted that the Iranian attack marks a shift towards open confrontation, and the German Foreign Minister also highlighted Iran's willingness to escalate the conflict.
#Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan accused #Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of taking advantage of regional tensions "to stay in power" in the aftermath of #Iran's unprecedented attack on Israel. WATCH to know more https://t.co/HMkA2eeyBF
NEW: Turkey accuses Israel's Netanyahu of using war 'to stay in power' https://t.co/qDXAGCA2Eb
BREAKING: TURKEY OFFICIAL STATEMENT Turkish FM: "We stressed that the Israeli crimes in Gaza carry the risk of turning into a regional conflict. Netanyahu is trying to drag the region into war in order to remain in power. Those who provide unconditional support to Netanyahu… https://t.co/t5xUccc09X
‘IT IS OBVIOUS THAT NETANYAHU IS TRYING TO DRAG OUR REGION INTO A WAR IN ORDER TO STAY IN POWER’: TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTER HAKAN FIDAN
❖ WE HAVE BEEN REITERATING ISRAEL'S MOVES WOULD CAUSE REGIONAL WAR; LAST WEEK SHOWED SUCH RISK IS STILL HERE TO STAY: TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTER FIDAN
❖ ‘IT IS OBVIOUS THAT NETANYAHU IS TRYING TO DRAG OUR REGION INTO A WAR IN ORDER TO STAY IN POWER’: TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTER HAKAN FIDAN
IT IS OBVIOUS THAT NETANYAHU IS TRYING TO DRAG OUR REGION INTO A WAR IN ORDER TO STAY IN POWER’: TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTER HAKAN FIDAN - ANADOLU
🚨🇹🇷TURKEY: F* YOU NETANYAHU, AND F* YOUR WAR Turkish FM: "We stressed that the Israeli crimes in Gaza carry the risk of turning into a regional conflict. Netanyahu is trying to drag the region into war in order to remain in power. Those who provide unconditional support… https://t.co/ig1CSnGGDO https://t.co/Qt6ZnCKdZ5
EU COMMISSION CHIEF VON DER LEYEN: IRANIAN ATTACK ON ISRAEL 'MARKS A SHIFT TOWARDS OPEN CONFRONTATION
GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER IN ISRAEL: IRAN ATTACK ON ISRAEL SHOWS TEHRAN NOT AFRAID OF ESCALATING REGIONAL CONFLICT
🚨🇹🇷🇮🇱ERDOGAN BLAMES NETANYAHU FOR IRAN ATTACK The Turkish leader also criticized the “double-standard approach of Western countries” for condemning Iran’s retaliation to Israel’s attack on their consulate in Syria. “The one chiefly responsible for the tension that gripped our… https://t.co/F1xeKSa4KA
📍Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking to trap the west into a total war across the Middle East that would have incalculable consequences for the region and the world, Iran’s top diplomat in the UK has claimed. https://t.co/GlfpzE2Lf7