How Iran sees ‘post-America’ Syria

Source:al Monitor Date:31Dec2018

After the Kurds and Damascus have failed to reach a compromise, Tehran thinks Ankara putting real pressure on the Kurds would probably work. In other words, either the Kurds — under the pressure

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TURKEY & IRAN: ENERGY, ECONOMY & POLITICS IN THE FACE OF SANCTIONS

Source:Natural Gas World Date:24Dec2018

An in-depth study of Turkey-Iran relationship and its futre in light of US sanctions regime   While Turkey and Iran have long been geopolitical antagonists, the two countries have a history

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The status of Turkish gas imports under US “snap-back” sanctions

Source:LEXOLOGY Date:11Nov2018

As I understand it, Turkey has also automatically  recevied a temporary waiver for gas imports:   Foreign financial institutions in countries that receive significant reduction exceptions

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The Sanctioned States: Economic Crises in Iran and Turkey

Source:The Moshe Dayan Center Date:25Oct2018

A fresh perspective on  Iran and Turkey:  The Trumpian damage Turkey is better placed to get out of the crisis than Iran. The crisis over US sanctions could be easily resolved and Turkey has some

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The Middle East’s new battle lines

Source:Brookings Date:21May2018

A good treaties on the evolution of Turkey-Iran relationship. It will be difficult to preserve the current compartmentalization, as US inweighs, and Iran encircles Turkey  in the south.:  

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Turkey, US Could Head for Collision Over Iran Nuclear Deal

Source:VoA Date:11May2018

Turkey has pushed back hard against U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned of serious consequences, with

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Senior Iranian official hopes US forces will be driven from Syria

Source:Channel news Asia Date:14Apr2018

Ali Akbar Velayati, top adviser to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, also said he hoped the city of Idlib in northwestern Syria would be recaptured from rebels very soon as he hailed

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Saudi Arabia has to face a pro-Iranian Turkey

Source:Asia Times Date:01Apr2018

The war in the Moslem world. Shia, Wahabism and Salafism represented by  three great powers in the Middle East could clash soon. The unpredictable Middle Eastern geopolitical landscape is heading

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Turkey and Iran face off in a new battle in Syria

Source:Washington Post Date:21Feb2018

Dress rehersal of the calamity scenario. One hopes  sane minds will intervene, otherwise Ankara is committed to capture Afrin at any cost.   Syria’s messy war is becoming even

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Is there really a Turkey-Iran rapprochement?

Source:al Jazeera Date:15Sep2017

Galip Dalay hits the bull’s eye: Turkish-Iranian relations are now being seen as moving towards cooperation, if not alliance-building. Such a characterisation, however, is premature and is

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