"Iranian 'Easternization' is Stronger than Turkish 'Westernization'
Hazem Saghieh Al-Hayat - 17/04/06//
Lying in the dark shadow of dealing with the US-Iranian issue is the Turkish issue, and by extension, the Turkish-Kurdish issue.
If Washington and Tehran reach a settlement over Iraq, after a partial military clash caused by Uranium enrichment, or even without this enrichment, the issue of Turkish influence and interests in northern Iraq will be raised. One of the geo-political constants that have accompanied this region is the preservation of balance between the Turkish and Iranian roles, whether extending toward Iraq or keeping distant from it."
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