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Turkey’s Erdogan urges Iran, US to use ceasefire to push for lasting peace

South China Morning Post · · 189 words · By Biman Mukherji
Turkey as Mediator Regional Diplomacy Conflict Resolution
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5 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Friday urged the United States and Iran to guard against any provocations by Israel and use their current ceasefire to push for lasting peace.”
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Only one specific web search result directly mirrors the wording of the claim. While another source mentions a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, it does not confirm Erdogan's specific appeal to the US and Iran regarding this specific context.
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web search NEUTRAL — Countries visited by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as prime minister. Turkish foreign policy during Erdoğan's tenure as prime minister has been associated with the name of Ahmet Davutoğlu.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recep_Tayyip_Erdoğan
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web search NEUTRAL — Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Friday urged the United States and Iran to guard against any provocations by Israel and use their current ceasefire to push for lasting peace.
https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3350539/turk…
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web search NEUTRAL — Must finally have PEACE!" The ceasefire is technically between Israel and Lebanon, where Hezbollah is based. An Israeli official told the the BBC's US partner CBS News that Israel will only respond mi…
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c20dd5ynxz9t
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“he told the fifth Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Turkey.”
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Two independent sources confirm the remarks were made at the Fifth Antalya Diplomacy Forum: one news snippet and one report from Anadolu Ajansı, with Wikipedia confirming the existence of the forum.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Antalya Diplomacy Forum is an annual conference on international diplomacy that is held in Antalya, Turkey since 2021. During the forum, ideas and views on diplomacy, policy and business are excha…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antalya_Diplomacy_Forum
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web search NEUTRAL — Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Friday urged the United States and Iran to guard against any provocations by Israel and use their current ceasefire to push for lasting peace. “We must not allow we…
https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3350539/turk…
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web search NEUTRAL — Khatibzadeh’s comments came during day two of the Fifth Antalya Diplomacy Forum, which bring together global officials and diplomats to address regional tensions and international cooperation.
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/turkiye/american-side-talks-a-lot-i…
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“The US-Israeli attack on Iran, which started on February 28, has killed thousands of people and destabilised the Middle East.”
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The claim is reported by two independent news sources (Sowetan and Theherald) and is further supported by Wikipedia and another web search result describing the '2026 Iran war' starting on February 28.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The war with Iran, which began on February 28 with a US-Israeli attack, has killed thousands
https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/world/2026-04-18-trump-says-h…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The war with Iran, which began on February 28 with a US-Israeli attack on the Islamic Republic, has killed thousands, spread to Israeli attacks in Lebanon and sent oil prices surging because of the de…
https://www.theherald.co.za/news/world/2026-04-18-tankers-mo…
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“The conflict had raised fears of a major oil shock by disrupting traffic through the Strait of Hormuz”
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Wikipedia explicitly states that shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has been largely blocked by Iran since February 28, 2026, following the US-Israeli air war.
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web search NEUTRAL — Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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web search NEUTRAL — The 2026 Iran war is a conflict that is centered on Iran and was initiated by the United States and Israel on February 28, 2026, embroiling the entire Middle East region.
https://www.britannica.com/event/2026-Iran-war
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web search NEUTRAL — The United States already produced a world record amount of oil last year, about 13.2 million barrels a day on average. But it doesn’t have the ability to fill the gap if 20 million barrels a day can …
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/06/23/business/strait-of-hormuz…
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“the Strait of Hormuz, a vital route for about a quarter of global seaborne oil trade, including large volumes of liquefied natural gas.”
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The IEA (International Energy Agency) confirms that approximately 25% of world seaborne oil trade (20 mb/d) transits the Strait of Hormuz.
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web search NEUTRAL — 20 mb/d, around 25% world seaborne oil trade, transits the Strait – 80% destined for Asia. 3.5 to 5.5 mb/d of pipeline capacity with the potential to re-direct crude flows to avoid the Strait.
https://www.iea.org/about/oil-security-and-emergency-respons…
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web search NEUTRAL — Large volumes of oil flow through the strait, and very few alternative options exist to move oil out of the strait if it is closed. In 2024, oil flow through the strait averaged 20 million barrels per…
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=65504
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web search NEUTRAL — Global oil trade. Diagram showing 2024 daily average of LNG transported through the strait[39]. The strait is 34 kilometres (21 mi) wide at its narrowest point, forming a seaway passage between Iran a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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