Geopolitics abhors a power vacuum. One country’s loss is another’s gain, and the space left by Iran is being occupied, for now, by Turkey. This should come as no surprise: the history of the Middle East between the 16th and 18th centuries was that of struggle between the Ottoman and Persian empires, and it seems to be reviving in the 21st century.
An Iranian nuclear weapon would be a game-changer in the Middle East. Should the Islamic Republic of Iran acquire nuclear weapons, at a minimum, Iranian leaders would feel so secure behind their own nuclear deterrent that they could export terrorism without fear of retaliation.
Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted his Iranian counterpart Friday for the signing of a broad pact between Moscow and Tehran. The Kremlin says the “comprehensive strategic partnership” agreement between Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will take their cooperation to a new level.
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Tuesday denied claims by Turkish media that they had received over 1,500 drones from Iran, saying their drones are locally made.
Iran is weaker and more vulnerable than it has been in decades, likely since its decadelong war with Iraq or even since the 1979 revolution. This weakness has reopened the debate about how the United States and its partners should approach the challenges posed by Iran.
Open-source flight monitoring found Iran's Mahan Air flew 11 flights over Turkey between Dec. 13, 2024 and the end of the year.
Israel's actions in the wake of Syria's collapse give it unprecedented power in the air — right up to Iran's border.
Speaking to the press, Pirmoazzen stated that Iran and Turkey are seriously pursuing the enhancement of bilateral trade relations. The groundwork for increasing trade volume to the targeted $30 billion has been strengthened through meetings held during the ...
Turkey could pose a greater threat to Israel than Iran in Syria if it supports a hostile “Sunni Islamist” force in Damascus, an Israeli government commission said on Monday.
Iran-Turkey conflict: In the last five years, the world has witnessed many conflicts and wars across the globe. From the Ukraine-Russia war to the Iran-Israel conflict, the human race has lost ...
The MOU was signed during the eighth Strategic Agricultural Committee meeting held in Ankara, with the presence of Alireza Nouri Qezeljeh, Iran’s Minister of Agriculture, and İbrahim Yumaklı, Turkey’s Minister of Agriculture and Forestry. According ...
Iran used its Russian-built Bushehr reactor to legitimize orders and imports it could then divert to supply its covert program. Speaking on the centennial of the beginning of Turkey’s ...