Türkiye and Iran have suspended day-trip passenger crossings at their shared border, Türkiye's trade minister said Monday, as a U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran entered its third day.
In a statement, Omer Bolat said Iranian customs officials were allowing Iranian citizens to return home via Türkiye, while Turkish authorities were permitting Turkish citizens - as well as third-country nationals - to enter Türkiye from Iran.
“All border crossings are being managed in close coordination with the Iranian authorities and our relevant institutions,” the trade minister said.
He added that cross-border cargo traffic had not been interrupted.
“All our units continue to perform their duties on high alert to ensure the continuation of Türkiye’s border crossing services and trade flows,” Bolat said.
The announcement comes amid an escalating regional conflict in which Israel and the United States have carried out hundreds of strikes across Iran. Tehran has responded by targeting sites in several U.S.-aligned Arab Gulf states.
Since the conflict began, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has spoken by phone with several regional and international leaders, including his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
On Sunday, Erdogan also held separate phone calls with the Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Mishal al-Ahmad al-Jaber Al Sabah, and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
During his conversation with the Saudi leader, Erdogan warned that the ongoing conflict could have “severe repercussions on regional and global security” without a diplomatic resolution.
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has also held phone conversations with his Iranian and Omani counterparts, reiterating calls for a return to diplomacy.
After the conflict first erupted on Saturday, Erdogan decried the joint U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran as a violation of the country's sovereignty.
However, he also described Iran’s retaliatory strikes on targets in the Arab Gulf States as “unacceptable,” warning that the entire region risked being “dragged into a circle of fire.”
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Israel has approved a major defence deal to purchase new squadrons of advanced fighter jets from U.S. manufacturers Lockheed Martin and Boeing, the country’s defence ministry said on Sunday (3 May).
Ukraine has launched a new wave of drone strikes on Sunday (3 May) across Russia, hitting key infrastructure and causing casualties in several regions, officials on both sides said.
China has moved to block U.S. sanctions on five of its oil refineries, in a fresh escalation of tensions over trade and energy policy.
President Trump has issued a warning to the international community, claiming a nuclear-armed Iran would strike Israel "very quickly" before targeting Europe and the United States.
Ukraine is monitoring “unusual activity” along its border with Belarus, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a video statement released on Saturday (2 May). He warned that Kyiv is ready to respond if necessary amid continued regional tensions linked to Russia’s war.
Hundreds of young people in South Korea have gathered in Seoul to take part in a city-backed “power nap contest”, aimed at drawing attention to the country’s chronic sleep deprivation.
Türkiye’s Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz is set to visit Armenia in early May to take part in the 8th European Political Community Summit, in what will be the highest-level Turkish visit to the country to date. Meanwhile, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is reportedly expected to miss the forum.
U.S. President Donald Trump has said he will “soon be reviewing” a new 14-point proposal sent by Iran, casting doubt on the chances of a deal after Tehran called for security guarantees, an end to naval blockades and a halt to the war across the region, including in Lebanon.
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Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi has been taken to hospital in Iran after what her family described as a “catastrophic deterioration” in her health, including a severe cardiac crisis.
President Donald Trump has said the United States could restart strikes on Iran “if they misbehave”, as he waits to review the full details of a new proposal from Tehran.
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