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Turkey and Iran continued to oppose each other during the Syrian civil war. In 2019, Turkey launched an offensive in northern Syria, against the Syrian Democratic Forces and Syrian Arab Armed Forces, causing Iran to criticize Turkey. [9] Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif claimed that it was a violation of Syria's sovereignty. [10]
Before the ascent of the Islamist AKP government to power in 2002, Turkey (a constitutionally secular state) had maintained a neutral foreign policy with regards to the religious and sectarian conflicts in the region. Turkey and Iran's differing geopolitical goals in Syria and Iraq have also led to increased tension and suspicion. [18]
The parliament of the Kurdistan region criticized the attacks [28] while Iraq demanded that Turkey stops violating the Iraqi airspace and terrorizing the population in the area. [ 29 ] [ 30 ] In August 2020, Iraq canceled a ministerial meeting and summoned the Turkish ambassador as Iraq blamed Turkey for a drone strike that killed two high ...
A post shared on Facebook claims that Turkey is leaving the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Verdict: False There is no evidence for this claim. Fact Check: Turkish airstrikes have cut ...
The worst fighting had started on October 13, 1997. Turkey backed the KDP, while Iran backed the PUK and PKK. Turkey even intervened on the side of the KDP and saw it as an opportunity to attack the PKK. Turkey also warned the PUK to stop cooperating with the PKK. On September 25, 1997, Turkish forces launched Operation Dawn. The operation ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) -A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday said the federal government may prosecute Turkey's Halkbank on charges it helped Iran evade American sanctions, rejecting the state-owned lender ...
On 27 January 2021, the European Parliament adopted a resolution in which it strongly condemned Turkey's "destabilizing role" in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, accusing Ankara of sending foreign terrorist fighters from Syria and elsewhere to the conflict zone as confirmed by international actors, including the OSCE Minsk Group co-chair ...
On 6 October 2020, the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif expressed concern about the involvement of Syrian and Libyan fighters in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, with the possible support of Turkey. [20] [21] Both Russia and Armenia are part of a mutual defence pact.