Turkey frustrated after failing to prevent US strike on Iran, scrambles to contain fallout: Analysis
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Source: Middle East Eye
Published: 2026-03-01 05:58 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Immigration, Middle East, Europe, Military & Defence, Iran, Energy, Trade & Sanctions, US Politics, Business & Economy, War & Conflict
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Ragip Soylu, Turkey bureau chief for Middle East Eye, assesses Ankara’s position on the ongoing Israeli-US war on Iran: Turkey did everything it could to stop the US attack on Iran, but it failed. Ankara stopped short of directly condemning Washington in order to preserve the rapport between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and US President Donald Trump.
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