With the escalating rhetoric of Israeli officials against Ankara, “Israel” appears to be attempting to portray Turkiye as a direct enemy.

As Israeli-American strikes pounded Iran, Tehran retaliated by targeting Gulf states over their hosting of U.S. military bases, prompting urgent questions about why countries such as Turkiye, Azerbaijan, and Armenia, which host similar facilities, were spared.

After months of skirmishes, tit-for-tat attacks, and failed talks, Pakistan has declared an open war on Afghanistan’s Taliban government, with both sides exchanging deadly strikes during Ramadan that have hit sites in both capitals and left scores dead.

“Israel” turned trade and supply chains into a covert network for espionage, sabotage, and regional influence targeting Turkiye.

Egypt has ramped up military support for the Sudanese army against the RSF, emboldened in large part by Saudi Arabia’s confrontation with what it calls the “Abu Dhabi government militia,” and despite Cairo’s long-standing ties with MBZ.