Turkey denies Erdogan ever called Qasem Soleimani a ‘martyr’ as Donald Trump stirs controversy by responding to a misquoted statement
Turkey is deeply concerned about the situation in the region after the United States assassinated a top Iranian commander in Iraq.
While Erdogan offered condolences to Rouhani over the killing of Qasem Soleimani, he did not call the leader of the Iranian militia a 'martyr', according to a Turkish official. The Iran's Embassy in Turkey tweeted details of Erdogan and Rouhani's conversation that implied that the Turkish President praised Soleimani with the highest praise given to fallen Muslim soldier.
"I'm actually surprised to hear it," Trump said when asked what he thinks about Erdogan calling Soleimani a martyr. His death marked a dramatic escalation in tensions between the US and Iran, which have often been at a fever pitch since Trump chose in 2018 to unilaterally withdraw Washington from a 2015 nuclear pact world powers struck with Tehran.
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