Turkey, U.S. will Negotiate Raqqa Operation, Iran Containment
Following the warm phone call between presidents Trump and Erdoğan, the CIA head's Ankara visit was the first face-to-face start of the new negotiation era between Turkey and the U.S., which heralds the change of power balance approaching the Middle East
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Isolated Iran Finds Bosom Buddies In West
Iran is trying to establish its own area of influence before Trump is sworn in and points to Iran as the main other in the Middle East
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Egypt's warming toward Russia, Iran and Syria, and its ongoing hostility to Turkey, is fatally undermining relations with Saudi Arabia
While Iran's regional ambitions and increasing involvement in Middle Eastern countries is a great obstacle to building on Turkish-Iranian relations, policymakers should not underestimate the importance of energy and economic relations between the two countries
Upon the request of the Iraqi government, Turkish troops were deployed aiming to train Peshmerga and the Iraqi forces. Until now, 2000 soldiers have been trained.
Economics of the Iran Nuclear Deal
Turkeys construction, textiles, automotive and appliance companies might benefit from the expected expansion in the Iranian economy, which might accomplish double-digit growth figures in the coming years.
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The Iran nuclear deal and its impact on US domestic politics
Although the nuclear talks conducted between the P5+1 and Iran were endorsed by the Obama administration from the very beginning, parts of U.S. Congress under the influence of Israel, do not hide their objections against the agreement.
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An agreement that included almost all of the terms in the recent deal had been signed among Turkey, Brazil and Iran in 2010.
Syria has become one of the few friends Iran has left, after it was blatantly sanctioned by the West, the U.S and other states in the region after the Islamic revolution.
