Damascus is not responding militarily to the IDF’s air strikes but says it could use the nuclear material inherited from Assad for civilian purposes. A bad sign for Netanyahu

Netanyahu’s aim is to demilitarise the entire country out of fear of the new ‘Sunni axis’. But Turkey has the backing of the United States

The law on demobilisation and amnesty for Kurdish fighters, passed by the Turkish Parliament, marks a historic step forward after decades of conflict. However, this security-driven peace does not yet amount to the recognition of the civil and political rights of the Kurdish minority and serves, above all, to help the president secure re-election for a fourth term

The agreement commits the three countries to collective defence, bringing together NATO’s second-largest army. There is no doubt that the pact aims to counter Iran’s influence, but from Jerusalem’s perspective it is nonetheless an unfavourable development

Following visits to Washington, Doha and Tehran, for Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi, the stop in Turkey presents a different challenge: to ascertain whether his country can turn its geographical position into lasting economic influence. A convergence of interests