Turkey’s red lines: missile strike, ally pressure, Kurdish insurgency could trigger response. Erdogan hedges.
Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Turkey’s red lines: missile strike, ally pressure, Kurdish insurgency could trigger response. Erdogan hedges.
Twin red lines: Kharg Island, Strait of Hormuz. US can destroy but won’t—economic trap limits action.
Iran’s “red lines” in nuclear talks are tactical, not rigid; history shows such lines shift and erode with changing power balances.