Turkey and Iran: Parallel Islam imperialist ambitions for the Middle East
BEHIND THE LINES: Neither Ankara nor Tehran want a strong Iraq, or a strong Syria. On the contrary, the fragmentation of these countries suits both.
IRAQI KURDS tear the Turkish flag during a demonstration against Turkey’s incursion in Syria, outside the UN building in Erbil.(photo credit: AZAD LASHKARI / REUTERS)ByJONATHAN SPYER
