Turkiye opposes US military intervention in Iran

Turkiye opposes a possible US military intervention in Iran. This position of Turkish political circles is understandable. Past US military interventions in Iraq and Syria created serious problems for Turkiye. Therefore, Ankara believes that a potential US intervention in Iran would create additional challenges for Turkiye. For this reason, Ankara has intensified contacts with Washington to prevent an intervention scenario.

1news.media reports that political analyst Elkhan Shahinoglu stated this.

According to him, Tehran has in turn decided to use Ankara’s leverage:

“After US President Donald Trump announced that he had suspended contacts with Iranian officials amid the massacres taking place in Iran, Tehran reached out to Ankara. Within 24 hours, Iranian and Turkish foreign ministers Abbas Araghchi and Hakan Fidan held two phone conversations. Tehran wants Ankara to persuade Washington to abandon intervention scenarios. Following talks with Abbas Araghchi, Hakan Fidan met with the US ambassador to Ankara and special envoy for Syria, Tom Barrack. In addition to being ambassador, Tom Barrack is a close friend of Donald Trump and has the ability to communicate directly with the president over the head of the secretary of state. Barrack will convey Ankara’s request to Trump. However, if the US president decides to intervene in Iran, he will not take Turkiye's interests into account. Although Turkiye supports the de-escalation of unrest in Iran and the country’s territorial integrity, Ankara has not forgotten that the Iranian regime has supported the PKK for many years,” he emphasized.