Fidan holds talks with seven countries to ease Middle East tensions

Middle Eastern outlets highlight Turkey, Pakistan and other regional states as active mediators trying to stop both Iranian attacks and US-Israeli strikes. These reports stress that continued fighting risks dragging more countries into the conflict and further damaging regional economies and energy exports. Responsibility is spread across Iran, Israel and the United States, with a strong call for an immediate ceasefire and direct talks.

• •Turkish foreign minister Hakan Fidan has held back-to-back calls with at least seven foreign ministries to discuss ending Iranian attacks and halting further strikes on Iran.
• •Middle Eastern coverage links Fidan’s diplomacy directly to the US-Israel offensive on Iran and the danger of a wider regional war.
• •Regional commentators argue that both Iran’s missile launches and US-Israeli strikes are putting civilians and trade routes at risk.
• •Pakistan is described as making full diplomatic efforts, including outreach to Gulf states, to cool tensions.
• •Middle Eastern reports highlight China’s call for a ceasefire and diplomacy as support for a regional push to end the fighting.