Are Iran and Turkey on a Collision Course in Iraq?
Hamidreza Azizi, Vali Golmohammadi
Iraq, Middle East
Friction between Tehran and Ankara in Iraq is rooted in balance-of-power considerations and their quest for greater influence.
Over the past several weeks, Iraq has become a major point of friction between Iran and Turkey. On February 27, Iranian Ambassador to Iraq Iraj Masjedi criticized Turkey’s military intervention in Iraq, calling on Ankara to withdraw its troops from Iraq. “We do not accept at all, be it Turkey or any other country... Читать дальше...