Ankara fears Iranian state collapse could empower PKK-linked Kurdish groups. NATO intercepted missiles. Erdogan seeks diplomatic off-ramp.
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No coalition stands with Washington. Strategic drift, domestic economic pressures, and unreliable analogies reveal a war of choice without coherent vision.
“Pakistan is the only neighbour which could play a mediatory role to end the conflict due to the fact that it has not been attacked by Iran.”
“This war, intended to weaken Iran, has in crucial ways strengthened it.”
“Pakistan has unusual credibility as a mediator, maintaining workable ties with both Washington and Tehran.”
“You just can’t come up here with an invoice and say, you know, ‘pay this’ and expect to have great cooperation going forward.”
Trump must win both military and economic wars against Iran by securing Hormuz while degrading Tehran’s asymmetric threat capabilities.
Kent’s resignation over Israeli lobby influence on Iran war sparks antisemitism smears, revealing MAGA rifts on foreign intervention.
NATO rejection of Trump’s Hormuz naval request exposes alliance fractures as European allies refuse involvement in unilateral Iran war.
Trump’s serial lies about Iran war progress and casualties erode credibility and repeat patterns of Vietnam and Iraq deceptions.