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The meeting is part of a process going back six years that is designed to bring together Iran, Russia, and Turkey to discuss the future of Syria.

Simantov, 65, speaks very little Hebrew, though he is fluent in Persian, and is expected to need considerable assistance to adjust to life in Israel.

The ICC in Paris eliminated the Kurdistan Regional Government's (KRG) independent pipeline exports through Turkey after granting the federal gov of Iraq rights to market all Iraqi oil.

Ankara seeks through attacks to drive a wedge between Syrian Kurds and the US.

The lack of a unified military and diplomatic view on Syria from US Central Command the US Embassy and other actors is a recipe for trouble.

"A terrorist attack was carried out against the TUSAS facilities in Kahramankazan, Ankara. Unfortunately, we have martyrs and injured people," Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on social media X.

The Durupinar formation closely resembles the biblical description of Noah’s Ark: “A length of three hundred cubits, a width of fifty cubits, and a height of thirty cubits.”

There is much at stake. Gulen’s death could change things in Turkey, or it could lead the regime to feel more confident and become more aggressive. 

Gulen denied involvement in the failed coup, but his movement was designated as a terrorist organization by Turkey.

Iran would have a proportional response ready for any Israeli attack on Iranian soil, the Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi threatened Israel from Turkey.