Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan headed to Tehran Tuesday, the Associated Press reported, despite mounting tensions over the Saudi-led bombing campaign in Yemen, which has targetting Shiite Houthi rebels positions and for which Erdogan has expressed support.
Though his nation is not taking part, Erdogan's voiced support for Saudi's airstrikes across the war-torn country, mounting new fronts with Tehran.
Last month, the Turkish leader slammed Iran for what he said were attempts to "dominate the region," accusing the Shiite-led nation of flaring tensions and testing the limits of Arab leaders.
Iran, meanwhile, has been accused of arming the Shiite Houthis, who stormed Yemen's capital Sanaa last September and ran out Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur, whose leadership the Saudi coalition is attempting to restore. Iran has repeatedly denied the claims, and accused the airstrike campaign of flaring up regional tensions of its own.
