Turkey and Qatar emerge as alternative venues for US-Iran talks after diplomatic deadlock. Ankara does not exercise formal mediation but keeps a channel open between the parties through Foreign Minister Fidan.

NATO intercepts an Iranian missile targeting Turkey for the fourth time (March 30). Debris fell in the provinces of Hatay and Gaziantep. Ankara maintains a containment posture without military retaliation.

Iran attacked the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan with drones on March 5, damaging an airport and injuring two civilians. The conflict is extending to the South Caucasus.

ANALYSIS | Turkey plays on all fronts: US-Iran mediation, Iranian missiles intercepted over its territory, conflict in the Caucasus, and Mediterranean tensions. Erdogan chooses the path of indispensability.