Can a Weakened Iran Survive?
Barack Obama made attacking the Islamic Republic taboo. Now the taboo is broken.
December 13, 2024
Turkey and America Since October 7
Empowered by a declining Iran, Recep Tayyip Erdogan still fears Donald Trump.
Iran’s collapse in Syria was largely engineered by Turkey, and it is Turkey above all that stands poised to fill the vacuum left by a declining Iran. But while Ankara owes some of its recent success to Jerusalem, and Jerusalem has benefited from Ankara’s recent actions, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan remains unrelentingly hostile to the Jewish state and supportive of Hamas. He also poses a difficulty to America: attacking Washington’s Kurdish allies, playing both sides of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and coddling jihadists—all while his country remains a NATO member. Joseph Epstein examines the state of U.S.-Turkish relations since October 7, 2023, and speculates about the future:
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Turkey and America Since October 7
Empowered by a declining Iran, Recep Tayyip Erdogan still fears Donald Trump.
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