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Turkey's Erdogan says Mideast war takes regional tensions to 'terrifying level'


Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of male and female dormitories at Bogazici University, in Istanbul, Turkey, Feb. 13, 2026. (Credit: Umit Bektas/ Reuters)

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday that the Middle East war had taken tensions in the region to a "terrifying level" that could spread further.

"With the air strikes against our neighbor Iran, regional tensions have reached a terrifying level," Erdogan said in a televised speech. "The missiles and kamikaze drones directed by Iran against other countries in the region raise fears of the conflict spreading to a much wider area."

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday that the Middle East war had taken tensions in the region to a "terrifying level" that could spread further.

"With the air strikes against our neighbor Iran, regional tensions have reached a terrifying level," Erdogan said in a televised speech. "The missiles and kamikaze drones directed by Iran against other countries in the region raise fears of the conflict spreading to a much wider area."