Erdogan condemns attacks on Iran: Israel is dragging the region into disaster, Netanyahu must be stopped

(Patria) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemned Israeli airstrikes on Iran, calling them a "clear provocation" and warning that the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to push the entire region into disaster, Reuters reports.

"The attacks by Netanyahu and his network of massacres, which are setting fire to our entire region and the world, must be stopped," Erdogan said on social media platform X, adding that Ankara is closely monitoring the developments in the region.

Meanwhile, Israel carried out new airstrikes on targets in the cities of Shiraz and Tabriz, as well as on the Natanz nuclear facility, Iranian media reported.

Earlier, it was confirmed that Israel struck the city of Tabriz in northwestern Iran in a fresh attack that followed earlier airstrikes across the country.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said that Iran will not remain silent after Israel's bold attacks, warning that a "strong" response from the Islamic Republic will make "the enemy regret its foolish decision."