Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari has strongly condemned a terrorist explosion in Turkey's Istanbul, stressing the importance of a united regional and global fight against terrorism, Press TV reported on Tuesday.

“This terrorist operation once again reaffirmed the priority of a united fight by regional and world countries against terrorism and extremism and the importance of swift settlement of regional crises based on a political solution and rejection of all forms of terrorism,” Jaberi Ansari said.

He added that Iran would stand by the Turkish government and nation in the battle against terrorism.

At least 10 people have been killed and 15 others injured in a large blast in Istanbul's historic Sultanahmet square, a major tourist attraction in Turkey's most populous city, on Tuesday.

Source: MENA