ASSESSMENTS
Turkey and Iran Push and Pull Over Syria
Feb 12, 2018 | 20:16 GMT
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Highlights
- With its military operation in Afrin and its deployment in Idlib, Turkey has ramped up its involvement in the Syrian conflict.
- This greater Turkish push into Syria will drive Iran to retaliate, intensifying the countries' proxy war in Syria.
- But given wider strategic considerations, Iran will pursue a pragmatic and compartmentalized approach toward its relationship with Turkey, cooperating with Ankara in several domains even as it pushes back in others.
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