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The Turkish Public Asks: After Israel’s Attack on Iran, Are We Next?

Israel hat gezielt iranische Atomanlagen angegriffen, worauf Iran mit Drohnen- und Raketenangriffen auf Israel reagierte.- Heute.at
Israel hat gezielt iranische Atomanlagen angegriffen, worauf Iran mit Drohnen- und Raketenangriffen auf Israel reagierte.- Heute.at

 

Ragip Soylu

Middle East Eye, June 19, 2025

‘This isn’t Turkey’s war. Yet it shows that we should… take relevant steps to prepare us for any possible future risk and options.’”

A day before Israel attacked Iran, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was at the Knesset, welcoming Argentinian President Javier Milei with open arms.

“Argentina became a safe haven for thousands of Jews,” Netanyahu told the Israeli parliament.

“They sought refuge from economic hardship and antisemitic persecution. Not only in Eastern Europe, but also in the Ottoman Empire.

“An empire that I don’t think will be renewed anytime soon, even though there are those who disagree with me.”

The remarks, which were clearly directed at Turkey and its long-serving President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, were not lost on officials in Ankara.

A burgeoning regional power, Turkey has played an outsized role in the Middle East since the so-called Arab Spring uprisings of the 2010s.

Amid the new power dynamic that has taken shape in the region, Ankara has seen its stock increase in major western capitals.

Such has been its rise that on Thursday, Turkey was among a small group of US allies notified in advance that Israel would be launching its attack on Iran.

Hours later, early on Friday, Israel began its assault on Iran’s military and nuclear facilities, and started assassinating high-profile security, intelligence and military commanders, along with nuclear scientists. The unprecedented pace of the Israeli operation alarmed both Turkish officials and Turkish public opinion. ….SOURCE

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