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Meanwhile in the present, where the current occupant of the WH interferes in the prosecution of Halkbank for laundering Iranian funds, gives up Syria and the Kurds, threatens numerous NATO partners, both denies and asks for foreign interference in our elections and supports the illegal annexation of the West Bank.
And you are hoping for flexibility, while Detbuch will claim it is all a joke.
Iran and Turkey are increasingly coordinating policies across the Middle East as they work together on several issues. Their relationship has grown as both oppose the US role in Syria, and they have other common interests, such as trade to get around US sanctions and to fight Kurdish dissident groups. In general this is a partly cynical policy of trade offs, but there is also unity in their support for Hamas and also their antipathy towards Israel, which may bring Tehran and Ankara increasingly close on issues across the Middle East, from Yemen to Syria.
Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif went to Turkey on June 15, one of the most high level meetings he has had during the Covid-19 pandemic. His agenda was clear: He wants Turkey to aid with sanctions relief and an arms embargo. To increase trade Iran will aid Turkey on several files. That included Iran voicing support for Turkey’s role in Libya. Turkey has recruited Syrian rebels to fight in Libya so Ankara can secure energy drilling rights off the coast. Turkey has sent drones and arms to Libya to support the government in Tripoli against the opposition. Egypt, supported by Saudi Arabia and other countries, has threatened to intervene to balance Turkey’s role. France and Turkey have clashed over Libya as well.
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