Dr. Said Al-Haj* Since the beginning of the Syrian revolution in 2011 and over the past six years, the Turkish position from the Syrian issue has evolved and changed according to three factors: [ More … ]
BY: YUSUF SELMAN İNANÇ* While Ankara and Tehran have declared their opposition to the Iraqi Kurdistan referendum in a rare instance of common political policy not seen since the Syrian civil war began, their motivations [ More … ]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday said Iran wielded growing influence in Syria that was a “threat” to his country as he met Russian President Vladimir Putin, a figure in the Syrian crisis. “Iran [ More … ]
Turkey and Iran have discussed possible joint military action against Kurdish militant groups, after talks in Ankara last week between the chief of staff of Iran’s armed forces and Turkish leaders, President Tayyip Erdogan said. [ More … ]
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday that a joint Turkish-Iranian operation against Kurdish militants was “always on the agenda”, a week after Tehran’s top armed forces commander visited Ankara for rare talks. Turkey has [ More … ]
Major General Mohammad Bagheri arrived in Turkey with a senior military delegation upon the invitation of his Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar Developments in Syria and the region have accelerated diplomatic initiatives. Iranian Chief of General [ More … ]
Iraq’s Interior Minister, Qassim al-Araji revealed on Sunday that he had been assigned by Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman to mediate between Saudi Arabia and Iran. Iraq’s Interior Minister revealed that he had been assigned [ More … ]
BY: İbrahim Karagül* The terror corridor formed in Syria’s north is a plan to annihilate Turkey. As soon as it is completed, the Turkey front will be opened, an area spanning hundreds of kilometers will be [ More … ]
Representatives from Turkey, Russia and Iran – guarantor powers in the Astana talks – kicked off the sixth round of a high-level trilateral meeting in Tehran, in a bid to reach a consensus on de-escalation zones in Syria, on [ More … ]
BY: BERIL DEDEOĞLU* To prevent another cold war from appearing in the near future, the two superpowers of the U.S. and Russia need to stop disputing each other’s policies on Iran The international community is preoccupied [ More … ]
A Hamas delegation traveled to Iran on Monday and met with the country’s foreign minister, Muhammad Javad Zarif, in Tehran, Hamas’ public information office in Gaza said. The delegation reportedly included Hamas officials Izzat al-Rishq, [ More … ]
BY: Merve Şebnem Oruç* Turkey has long since expressed its thoughts and attitude regarding Syria and Iraq. Ankara time after time stated what sort of a future the sectarian approach of the Maliki regime in Baghdad [ More … ]
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told Moqtada al-Sadr that the previous administration had ‘made mistakes’ in the past that allowed Iran to control the country. Saudi Arabia has agreed to pay Baghdad an additional $10 [ More … ]
The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia and Iran have shaken hands at a meeting of the world’s Muslim nations, despite the rival nations being locked in a bitter feud. The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia [ More … ]
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