BREAKING NEWS: Iran Not Allowed Citizens Cross into Turkey- Minister

An Israeli self-propelled howitzer artillery gun fires rounds towards southern Lebanon from a position in the upper Galilee in northern Israel near the border on March 15, 2026. Israel said on March 15, 2026, that no direct talks were planned with Lebanon to end the war, a day after a Lebanese official said Beirut was preparing a delegation to negotiate with Israel.

The number of Iranians crossing into Turkey has dropped by about a third since the war began, with Tehran now restricting them from crossing the frontier, Turkey’s interior minister said late Thursday.

“Since the start of the war, our citizens have been able to cross into Iran without restriction, Iran has imposed restrictions on its own citizens and is not letting them cross to our side,” Interior Minister Mustafa Ciftci told journalists. See More In Details…