# European and Middle Eastern ministers urge US-Iran diplomacy, not new attacks

https://mins.news/en/item/113087

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-23 16:29 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/23/european-middle-east-ministers-urge-us-iran-diplomacy-not-new-attacks?traffic_source=rss

> Foreign ministers from the UK, France, Germany, Turkiye, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Egypt and Italy urged the United States and Iran to show restraint after meeting in Istanbul. Turkiye’s Hakan Fidan and France’s Jean-Noel Barrot warned that escalation could widen the conflict and bring serious consequences; ministers called for dialogue and de-escalation to restore navigation through the Strait of Hormuz.

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