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Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan stated in a February 27, 2025, interview with Al-Jazeera Network (Qatar) that Iran's foreign policy is "very dangerous," suggesting it may have brought some benefits to Iran but that the cost of maintaining these benefits is too high. He warned that, in the long run, this policy would burden both Iran and the region. Fidan mentioned that he had told IRGC Qods Force commander Qasem Soleimani that this foreign policy needed to be changed. Addressing reports that Iraq had canceled a visit by Syria's new foreign minister at Iran's request, Fidan remarked that other countries could also disrupt Iran by supporting various groups within the country, referring to ethnic minorities in Iran. He concluded by saying: "People who live in glass houses should not throw stones."
Hakan Fidan: "Iran's foreign policy, which it executes by means of militias in the region, is very dangerous. Perhaps this policy brought Iran some benefits, but the cost of keeping these benefits is higher.
"In order to maintain its achievement in Iraq and Syria, it had to pay much more. This is my personal analysis, and I told this to Qasem Soleimani when he was still alive – that this foreign policy needs to be changed. It may seem like this policy brings you success, but in the long run, and on an institutional level, it will only burden Iran and the region.
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"We must abandon this policy and culture of domination. Neither the Arabs, nor the Turks, the Kurds, or the Iranians should be [trying] to achieve domination over one another."
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Interviewer: "Yesterday, or in recent days, Baghdad refused to welcome Syrian foreign minister [Asaad] Al-Shaibani. His visit was canceled, clearly at the behest of Iran."
Fidan: "If [Iranian] policy continues this way, I do not think that it will be the right policy. If by supporting a group in another country, you are trying to cause anxiety in a third country – other countries can also disturb you by supporting groups in your own country. This is not something you can hide. Others also have the same knowhow and capabilities that you have. People who live in glass houses should not throw stones."
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