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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian meets with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin, China, September 1, 2025. (photo credit:  IRAN'S PRESIDENTIAL WEBSITE/WANA (WEST ASIA NEWS AGENCY)/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS ) Ben Menachem, a researcher at the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs, cautions that Turkey is emerging, in his view, as an increasing strategic threat to Israel. He argues that the policies led by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan go far beyond public rhetoric. According to him, “Turkey is the new Iran.” He claims that Ankara is quietly working to establish a new  Sunni bloc in the Middle East , based on the assumption that the Iranian regime will weaken or even collapse. Such a development, he says, would create a regional vacuum following the decline of the Shi’ite axis. Turkey, he adds, aims to fill this vacuum alongside Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Pakistan, in a move intended t...

"The world simply cannot afford it and must not allow it," he added. The Strait of Hormuz has never been Iran's to close or restrict the navigation through, the CEO of United Arab Emirates state oil giant ADNOC, Sultan Al Jaber, said on X/Twitter on Sunday. He said that any disruption would threaten energy, food, and health security worldwide, warning that setting such a precedent would be "dangerous and unacceptable."

US Vice President JD Vance and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pose on the day of a meeting for talks about Iran, in Islamabad, Pakistan, April 11, 2026. (photo credit: Jacquelyn Martin/Pool via REUTERS) It is unclear whether the  fragile ceasefire  between Washington and Tehran and the  failed attempts  to reach an agreement in Islamabad are signs that Washington is seeking to retreat from the conflict, according to two experts who spoke with  The Jerusalem Post  on Sunday. Marc Seivers, a former United States ambassador to Oman who has held numerous positions across the Middle East, suggested that neither the talks nor the ceasefire was a sign that the US was pulling back from the war, but a sign that Washington was honoring the request of regional partners in trying the  diplomatic approach , even if there would be no fruitful results. US Vice President JD Vance  told reporters before departing from Pakistan on Sunday that it was ...

T urkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan speaks after a cabinet meeting in Ankara, Turkey, March 9, 2026. (photo credit: Mustafa Kamaci/Presidential Press Office/Handout via REUTERS) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday accused Israel of carrying out atrocities against Palestine and  Lebanon  and threatened potential military action against the Jewish state, similar to its past interventions in Karabakh and Libya. "The blood-stained genocide network continues to kill innocent children, women, and civilians without any rule or principle, ignoring all kinds of human values," Erdogan alleged while addressing the International Asia-Political Parties Conference in Istanbul. "Despite the ceasefire, Israel has forced 1.2 million Lebanese to leave their homes due to attacks on civilian settlements," Erdogan said, despite  both Israel and the United States rejecting claims  of Lebanon being included in the current ceasefire with Iran. Erdogan went on to describe Is...

Conservative political commentator and podcast host Tucker Carlson speaks at Turning Point's annual AmericaFest conference, in remembrance of late right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk, in Phoenix, Arizona on December 18, 2025. (photo credit: Olivier Touron / AFP via Getty Images) Far-right American influencer Tucker Carlson said that going to  war with Iran  was the "single biggest mistake" for US President Donald Trump during an interview on Sunday with the BBC. “The single biggest mistake  Trump , or any American president, has made in my lifetime is going to war with Iran,” said Carlson, who has been a fierce critic of Trump's policies on Iran. Carlson  further claimed that the US had only gone to war with Iran "at the behest and then the demand of Israel," a demand he claims Israel has made repeatedly, "for decades." Carlson had previously condemned Trump’s recent remarks about opening the Strait of Hormuz, calling them “evil” in comments...

A BAE Systems Sting Ray air-launched Anti Submarine Warfare lightweight torpedo is displayed during the Security Equipment International (DSEI) at London Excel on September 09, 2025 in London, England. (photo credit: John Keeble/Getty Images) As  ceasefire  talks hit a stalemate in Pakistan, US Central Command (CENTCOM) has announced that it will be sending underwater drones to help clear the Strait of Hormuz. “Today, we began the process of establishing a new passage, and we will share this safe pathway with the maritime industry soon to encourage the free flow of commerce,” said Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of  CENTCOM , as quoted as saying. The press release added that “The  Strait of Hormuz  is an international sea passage and an essential trade corridor that supports regional and global economic prosperity. Additional US forces, including underwater drones, will join the clearance effort in the coming days.” During the war,  The New York Times ...

A bird flies near the Jag Vasant vessel transferring LPG at a port after transiting the Strait of Hormuz amid supply disruptions linked to the U.S-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Mumbai, India, April 1, 2026. (photo credit: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters) President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. Navy will begin the process of blockading the Strait of Hormuz after U.S. and Iranian negotiators failed to reach an agreement in Islamabad over the weekend. “Effective immediately, the United States Navy, the Finest in the World, will begin the process of BLOCKADING any and all Ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait of Hormuz,” Trump declared, adding that other countries will be involved in the blockade. Vice President JD Vance, U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff, and Jared Kushner traveled to Pakistan’s capital city to engage in  talks with Iran , which began Saturday morning and lasted 21 hours. The Iranian representatives included the Speaker of the Parliame...