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August 25, 2017

Will Turkey Join the Russia-Iran Axis?

The three countries share a common interest in opposing the U.S. and its regional allies.

Last week, the chief of staff of the Iranian military traveled to Ankara, where he met with his Turkish counterparts and apparently arrived at a strategic agreement, to be finalized during a reciprocal visit to Tehran. Turkey also announced recently that a delegation of senior Russian officials will soon be arriving to discuss cooperation among all three countries. According to reports in the Iranian press, writes Amir Taheri, this would involve working together to repress Kurdish national aspirations in the area that includes part of Turkey, Iraq, and Iran. And that’s just the beginning:

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August 25, 2017

  1. Radical Islam Must Be Fought on the Cultural as Well as the Military Front

    Let us now praise Muslim apostates.

  2. Will Turkey Join the Russia-Iran Axis?

    The three countries share a common interest in opposing the U.S. and its regional allies.

  3. What a Chinese Naval Base on the Red Sea Means for the Middle East

    A declaration of intentions.

  4. A New St. Louis Ordinance Is an Attack on Religious Liberty

    Catholic leaders could be fined for firing a rogue priest who impregnated a woman and then paid for her to secure an abortion.

  5. For Moses Mendelssohn, Miracles Could Not Prove God’s Existence

    Reason, revelation, and tolerance.