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[AcademicSaucer]

Iran summoned the Turkish ambassador in Tehran on Monday over comments made by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and President Tayyip Erdogan accusing the Islamic Republic of destabilizing the region.

On Sunday, Cavusoglu told delegates at a security conference in Munich, “Iran wants to turn Syria and Iraq into Shi’ite,” according to Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news agency.

Cavusoglu also said Turkey was against any sectarianism in the Middle East and had called on Iran to stop threatening the region's stability and security.

"We will be patient with their positions," Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi said on Monday in reference to the comments made in Munich, according to the Mehr News agency. "But there is a certain cap for our patience."

The Turkish foreign ministry responded by saying Iran should "revise its regional policies and take constructive steps, rather than criticizing countries that voice criticism of Iran".

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-turkey-diplomacy-idUSKBN15Z1ZC

 

[wordballoons]

Sounds par the course, no? Sunni/shia posturing and all that

 

[AcademicSaucer]

Sounds par the course, no? Sunni/shia posturing and all that

I hope so

 

[Cerium]

There is a real chance that Mad Dog Mattis will get his war with Iran. Turkey will be perfectly positioned to be ahead of the curve.

I'd expect Turkey and Russia to carve up Iran's former sphere of influence when we're done fucking around there.

 

[Frustrated_me]

So many people are going to die and suffer. I get the sense that the Iran war is inevitable

 

[Kolx]

comments made by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and President Tayyip Erdogan accusing the Islamic Republic of destabilizing the region.

He's not wrong.