Iranian officials have condemned Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for his comments against Iran�s regional reach, and an Iranian member of parliament has asked the Foreign Ministry to postpone�Erdogan�s scheduled trip to Tehran�in April.

Conservative Iranian member of parliemant Ahmad Tavakoli said, �In consideration of Mr. Erdogan�s baseless comments, our Foreign Ministry�must postpone his trip to Iran,� adding, �When an individual who holds the post of president of a country lacks so much respect for a neighboring country that at the beginning of his trip talks about Iran�s foreign policy, it is not necessary to show eagerness for the creation of relations.�

Tavakoli�was responding to comments made by�Erdogan�at a March 26 press conference, when he said that �Iran is trying to�dominate the region,� and that it �cannot be tolerated.� Erdogan called on Iran to withdraw forces from Yemen, Iraq and Syria. Previously, in an interview with France 24, Erdogan also expressed support for�Saudi Arabia�s bombing of Yemen�and said that Turkey may offer �logistical support.�

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This article was written by Arash Karami for Al-Monitor on March 27, 2015. Arash Karami is the editor of�Al-Monitor's�Iran Pulse and covers the Iranian media for Iran Pulse. On Twitter:�@thekarami