Ankara's stance regarding Iran is "clear," said President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, adding Türkiye is always on the side of peace, not war.

Iran warned it could wage a prolonged war with the United States and Israel that would "destroy" the world economy, even as U.S. President Donald Trump said late Wednesday the Islamic republic was facing imminent defeat.

Türkiye, Egypt, and six other Muslim-majority countries on Wednesday condemned Israel’s ongoing restrictions on Muslim worshippers’ access to Al-Aqsa during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, urging immediate reversal.

An agreement between Turkish state lender Halkbank and the U.S. Justice Department to defer prosecution took effect Wednesday.

Attacks have targeted around 20 commercial vessels in or near the Strait of Hormuz, data analyst groups report, as the blockaded waterway becomes a front line in the Middle East war.