Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Sunday said Türkiye played a decisive diplomatic role in blocking U.S. and Israeli efforts to destabilize and partition Iran during the recent conflict, praising Ankara for maintaining a firm position throughout the crisis.
Speaking to Javad Moghouei during an online interview, Araghchi said Türkiye actively engaged with Washington and regional actors while opposing any attempt to fuel internal unrest or territorial fragmentation in Iran.
His remarks came as tensions between the United States and Iran continued following the collapse of the Islamabad agreement, which had previously helped reduce hostilities.
Araghchi said the risk of Iran's fragmentation emerged during the early days of the conflict. Recalling events on the fourth day of the war, he said U.S. President Donald Trump contacted leaders in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG).
The Iranian foreign minister said he subsequently spoke with Kurdistan Democratic Party leader Masoud Barzani, Patriotic Union of Kurdistan leader Bafel Talabani and Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, warning that Iran would respond to any threat originating from the Kurdish region.
