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Erdoğan says Mideast war has caused 'geostrategic impasse'

Warning of a global deadlock, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan told NATO chief Mark Rutte during a Saturday phone call that the war in the Middle East has led to a "geostrategic impasse".

AFP WORLD
Published April 04,2026
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said the war in the Middle East had led to a "geostrategic impasse", during a telephone conversation with NATO chief Mark Rutte, his office said Saturday.

"President Erdoğan said the process started by the intervention against Iran had led to a geostrategic impasse and that the international community had to redouble its efforts to bring an end to this war," said the statement.