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Turkey Could Be 'Next Iran' For Israel: US Envoy Scrambles To Calm Tensions
Turkey Could Be 'Next Iran' For Israel: US Envoy Scrambles To Calm Tensions
Via Middle East Eye
US Envoy Tom Barrack has downplayed escalating tensions between Turkey and Israel as just "rhetoric" and pushed for regional cooperation between the two countries in security and energy projects.
Speaking during a panel at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum, Barrack pushed back against comments from some officials in both countries that suggested they could come into conflict in the near future. "I think Turkey is just not a country to be messed with," Barrack said.
Handout: Antalya Diplomacy Forum via AFP
Barrack said that...
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