Iran Enlists Turkey to Investigate Missile Attack, Accuses US and Israel of Sowing Discord

President Masoud Pezeshkian of Iran has taken a proactive diplomatic step by contacting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to cool tensions following the missile attack on Turkish territory. Pezeshkian stressed that the United States and Israel are currently attempting to create divisions between Tehran and its neighbouring countries.

According to reports from the Tasnim news agency, Pezeshkian expressed Iran’s readiness to form a joint investigative team to examine the alleged missile attack on Turkey. This measure was taken to ensure that relations between the two nations, which he described as “friends and brethren,” would not be affected by misleading news propaganda.

Pezeshkian reiterated Iran’s commitment to reducing regional tensions. However, he imposed a firm condition that countries hosting US military bases should not permit their territories to be used as a springboard for attacking Iran.

During the telephone conversation, President Erdogan conveyed his condolences on the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei due to US-Israeli attacks, along with deep sympathy for civilian casualties, including children killed at a school in Minab. Erdogan also expressed hopes for the success of Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, who now serves as the new Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

The Azerbaijani government stated that two drones from Iran had landed in the Nakhchivan region, with one striking an airport building. Turkey’s Defence Ministry confirmed that NATO air defences had intercepted a ballistic missile launched from Iran.

President Pezeshkian and Iran’s armed forces have officially pledged allegiance to the new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, to strengthen unity against aggression. Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmail Baghaei accused the US and Israel of launching attacks targeting a primary school at Niloufar Field in Tehran.