ISTANBUL: The statement issued by the White House regarding Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s phone call with US President Donald Trump does not accurately reflect the content of their conversation, a Turkish source said on Thursday.
“President Trump did not share any ‘concerns about escalating violence’ with regard to the ongoing military operation in Afrin,” the source said, referring to one comment in the White House summary of their phone call.
“The two leaders’ discussion of Operation Olive Branch was limited to an exchange of views,” the source said.
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White House statement does not accurately reflect Erdogan’s phone call with Trump: Turkish source
White House statement does not accurately reflect Erdogan’s phone call with Trump: Turkish source
Iranian missiles fly over Israel and the West Bank
- Explosions could be heard as Israeli defenses activated to shoot down incoming Iranian fire
Missiles were seen flying towards Israel in the early hours of Saturday, as the Israeli military said it identified missiles launched from Iran towards Israel.
Shortly after the fresh barrage the army said it had begun a new wave of strikes targeting Iranian infrastructure in Tehran.
Iran’s Tasnim News Agency has meanwhile reported that heavy air attacks hit Tehran’s Mehrabad Airport.
Israel also launched fresh attacks on Lebanon and said it was attacking Iranian and Hezbollah targets.
There was no immediate comment from Iran's Revolutionary Guard or Hezbollah. Hezbollah has fired rockets at Israel, sparking Israeli strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs and Lebanon's east and south.
Inside Israel, explosions could be heard as Israeli defenses activated to shoot down incoming Iranian fire.
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