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Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said on June 7 that Ankara and Tehran need to have a close exchange of ideas on the latest worrying developments in the region.   

Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said on June 7 that Ankara and Tehran need to have a close exchange of ideas over the latest developments in the region, which he called "worrying."   

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has urged the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) to remain neutral in an ongoing diplomatic crisis of a number of Arab nations' cutting ties with Qatar on June 5.

Diplomatic action against Qatar by Saudi Arabia did not come as a total surprise, following a number of indications over the last few months. But the June 5 move was beyond expectations: Firstly it was not only from Saudi Arabia, but it also looks to be aiming for the economic as well as diplomatic isolation of the Gulf country.

A number of nations, including Turkey, have been engaged in intense diplomatic efforts to find a solution to the escalating crisis between Qatar and a group of Arab countries led by Saudi Arabia and Egypt.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has spoken by phone with the leaders of Qatar, Russia, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia on easing the latest Qatar diplomatic crisis with Gulf countries, presidential sources said late on June 5.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is holding a number of bilateral phone calls to ease the latest Qatar diplomatic crisis with Gulf countries, Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmuş said on June 5.

Egypt has asked Greece to stand as its representative in Qatar after the north African country, along with Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Libya's eastern-based government and Maldives severed diplomatic ties with Doha.

Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates have broken diplomatic relations with Qatar, rattling a powerful 36-year-old Gulf states union, over what they say is the country’s support of terrorism. Egypt has also cut off relations with the tiny Gulf state.

A group of Arab nations led by Saudi Arabia and Egypt cut ties with Qatar on June 5, accusing the gas-rich Gulf country of supporting extremism, while a number of regional and global actors, including Turkey and the U.S., called for dialogue to resolve the dispute.