Erdogan and Pezeshkian Discuss US-Iran War at COP31 Summit
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Antalya to urge diplomacy and an end to the conflict between the United States and Iran.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on November 12 in Antalya, Türkiye, during the COP31 UN climate summit. On the sidelines of the conference, Erdoğan called for an immediate end to the war between the United States and Iran, urging the establishment of a negotiation table to achieve lasting stability. This meeting followed Turkish mediation efforts, including three telephone calls between Erdoğan and U.S. President Donald Trump.
During the summit, President Pezeshkian accused the United States and Israel of causing severe environmental destruction through military strikes on Iranian fuel facilities in Asaluyeh and Tehran, claiming the attacks released 1.5 million tons of carbon dioxide. He further condemned Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip as a humanitarian and environmental catastrophe. Pezeshkian asserted that Washington's efforts to isolate Iran had failed and that Tehran's diplomacy remains active despite the conflict, which began with a U.S.-Israeli offensive on February 28.
While the COP31 agenda focused on urban resilience and electrification, Erdoğan used the gathering to conduct a series of bilateral meetings. In addition to the Iranian president, he met with leaders from Sudan, Libya, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Georgia, and Pakistan to discuss defense, commerce, and regional stability.
