Following the ceasefire reached between the US, Israel and Iran, attention has shifted to the Strait of Hormuz, he said.
He stated that the de facto blockade of Hormuz is “putting too much pressure on both” the US and Iran, and stressed that “the international impact — including on energy security, food security, and rising prices — is immense.”
“This has become a situation that takes priority over the nuclear files,” Fidan said.
Responding to a question about Trump’s Abraham Accords proposal, Fidan said Türkiye maintained historical and commercial ties with Israel before October 7, 2023.
He stressed that Ankara made it very clear “when we stopped the trade, Israel must stop killing Palestinians and must stop preventing Gazans from having access to basic human needs such as food, shelter, medicine, water. If these are met, we can go back to normal life, no problem. We want to achieve a two-state solution.”
Palestinian state first
Asked about statements by Israeli politicians portraying Türkiye as a future strategic threat, Fidan said: “In Israeli domestic politics, unfortunately, they need an enemy to make politics all the time to conduct their regional ambitions. But everybody knows Israel is not after its security, but after more land.”
The minister also underscored that the international community should “prevent Israel from further destabilising not only the regional order but the global order as well.”
Fidan underlined the importance of a broader vision of stability based on a cooperative regional platform, saying all countries in the region should respect each other’s territorial integrity, sovereignty and security.
He said recent history offered a “golden opportunity” for cooperation among countries including Pakistan, Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Gulf states, adding that “when things come back to normal, maybe Iran should also be part of it.”
He said Israel could eventually join as well if it recognises a Palestinian state based on 1967 borders, adding: “If that problem is solved, I think the security of Israel will be very much assisted by the regional countries, too.”
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