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US Envoy Barrack: Israel Is “Way Too Smart” to Start a Real Fight with Turkey – “What Scares Us All Is the Unintended Accident”

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US Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack said in Doha that Israel is “way too smart” to start a real fight with Turkey, but warned of an “unintended accident” and questioned what the Mecca defence pact means for Turkey in Yemen.

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US Ambassador to Ankara and Special Representative for Syria, Tom Barrack, stated that he considers the likelihood of a direct military conflict between Turkey and Israel low, while making noteworthy remarks regarding Israel's air operations in Syria. Barrack said that neither Türkiye nor the US were informed of the Israeli warplanes' arrival in the region, warning that a potential retaliation could have serious consequences.

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The risk of an unintended military conflict between Turkey and Israel in Syria has been highlighted by the US ambassador to Ankara and Donald Trump's special envoy for Syria

The risk of an unintended military conflict between Turkey and Israel in Syria was highlighted by the US ambassador to Ankara and Donald Trump's special envoy for Syria and Iraq, Tom Barrack, however, assessing that neither country wants war. Tom Barrack spoke at the World Security Forum in Doha, Qatar. Responding to a question about the possibility of a Turkey-Israel war, the American diplomat stated: "I believe that Israel is smart enough not …

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"I think we are in a very tough political confrontation and that much of this discussion is just words," he noted.

U.S. Ambassador to Turkey and Special Representative for Syria and Iraq, Tom Barrack, answered questions at the Global Security Forum in Doha. Barrack made statements on a wide range of topics, from tensions between Turkey and Israel to a potential war with Iran, U.S. Middle East policy, and developments in Syria. Regarding the Israeli attack on an air base near the Turkish border, he said, "What truly frightens us are the unpredictable accident…

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