Turkey vs Iran: The endless struggle holding the Middle East hostage - opinion

Turkey views its former territories in the Fertile Crescent as a natural strategic extension of its national security, and Iran’s growing influence on its southern border is an absolute red line.

Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian meets with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, in Tehran, Iran September 3, 2023.

Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian meets with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, in Tehran, Iran September 3, 2023.

(photo credit: Majid Asgaripour/WANA/via Reuters)

BySALEM ALKETBI

OCTOBER 16, 2025 01:02