Doha helped maintain communication channels during the negotiations and hosted talks involving senior Iranian officials. “We are supporting the Pakistani-led mediation,” Qatar’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Majed Al-Ansari said.
Meanwhile, Türkiye provided diplomatic backing for the process and consistently called for a negotiated resolution.
Speaking after a cabinet meeting on Monday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan welcomed the agreement, calling it a “very important step” toward ending a conflict he said was triggered by Israeli air strikes on Iran on February 28.
He added that Türkiye was “greatly pleased” with the outcome, noting Ankara’s contribution to the diplomatic process and expressing hope that the agreement would “open the way towards the establishment of lasting peace and stability.”
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday thanked Erdogan for his “highly” supportive role in bridging a negotiated settlement between the US and Iran to end their war.
Speaking alongside Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov after talks in Moscow on Tuesday, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan also welcomed the agreement reached between the US and Iran, describing it as an important diplomatic milestone that could help ease tensions across the region.
“As our President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has also emphasised, our greatest hope is that this step, which has given our region and the entire world some breathing room, will evolve into a structural and lasting security architecture rather than a temporary period of calm,” Fidan said.
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Türkiye’s mounting criticism of Israeli military action
Türkiye has been one of the fiercest critics of Israel’s assaults on Iran, Gaza, and Lebanon, saying Israel was the biggest obstacle to regional peace.
Speaking to lawmakers in parliament, Erdogan accused Israel of taking initiatives that could further destabilise the Eastern Mediterranean and the wider region.
Erdogan said that Israel’s attacks on Syria and Lebanon had reached a point where they also threaten Türkiye, adding Israel’s “aggression” posed a threat to the whole world and must be stopped.
“The attacks by (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu and his network of murder on Lebanon and Syria have brought the issue to a point where it also threatens Türkiye”, adding that Ankara’s security was tied to its two neighbouring countries.
The Turkish leader also cautioned that failure to curb Israel’s actions could have serious consequences for both the region and the wider international community.
“If Israel’s banditry is not stopped, the entire world, together with the region, will bear the consequences,” he said.
“Israel must be stopped. This is the duty of humanity … history must not be allowed to repeat itself.”
