Iraqis are clashing with americans in green zone, it would be great strategic victory if americans are kicked out from Iraq, Iran will get more breathing space.
They basically evacuated Iraq already. Take the very large and important Ain al-Asad Airbase as an example. At the moment, the Americans are focusing on Erbil and KRG. Probably in anticipation of this war.
As Washington prepares to formally end its military presence in Iraq by the expected deadline of September 2026, it has moved to reinforce its position in the country through the inauguration of a vast new consulate in Erbil, the largest US diplomatic
en.al-akhbar.com
Fake. Azerbaijan has neither the military power nor Turkey's backing to push through with a massive military project like this.
How would you define 'the West'? Do you consider Turkey to be part of the collective West? If that's the case, then the Ukrainians got Turkish support right from the beginning. Today, Kiev remains free from Russian control thanks to the Turkish drones and missiles that were sent in during the early days of the war and just before it began. The Russians had to retreat from land in northern Ukraine, partly because of significant Turkish involvement while the Europeans were still discussing what to do. Yet, the Russians would pick Ankara over Tehran in a heartbeat because they are completely untrustworthy.
I said it before the war, that the west would try to create a Kurdistan using the Kurds in Iraq and it will then be a 4D chess move against Turkey (which is their next target).
So if Turkey sits ideally by while they carve out an Iraqi+Irani Kurdistan. It’s only a matter of time before they say “hey we should take part of Turkey too”. Then if Turkey retaliates the Israeli’s will paint Erdogan as killing peaceful posters and stopping Kurds from having rights.
Turkey should be very careful here and not assume because it’s a part of NATO and has US nuclear weapons on its soil that it’s safe. As Israel and U.S. have shown, they don’t fight with honor. They fight with trickery.
Turkey's involvement hinges on various factors that I won't delve into here, as it's not the right subject. Just a quick note: Turkey has long sought for Iraq to label the PKK as a terrorist group but has been unsuccessful for many years, primarily due to Iran's influence. The Shia factions in Baghdad turned down Turkey's requests because the IRI leadership opposed it.
They only accepted to refer to PKK as 'banned organisations' in 2024-2025.
Iraqi government directs all state institutions to refer to PKK terror group as 'banned organization' in official correspondence - Anadolu Ajansı
www.aa.com.tr
Still not labeled as a terrorist organization by Baghdad.
Another brilliant, long-term, multi-step, 4D chess move by IRI decision-makers. So, hopefully you understand and accept the shortsighted policy of Iran in this whole case.
