BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 14. Iranian Foreign
Minister Seyyed Abbas Araqchi and his Turkish counterpart Hakan
Fidan exchanged views on the latest regional issues in a phone
conversation, Trend reports via the Iranian MFA.
During the conversation, the Iranian minister briefed his
counterpart on the recent events in Iran.
Araghchi informed Fidan that certain individuals with foreign
affiliations had turned the peaceful protests of Iranian citizens
into violent upheavals, resulting in the loss of lives among the
Iranian populace.
The protests, which commenced in late December, were largely
fueled by a sharp depreciation of the national currency, mounting
inflation, and various other economic challenges. While reports of
casualties have surfaced, the precise numbers remain
unverified.
