Turkey is Destroying Isrselle Gas Hub Aspiration Permanently
Turkey is seeking to inherit Isrselle.
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Turkey's policy towards Isrselle appears ambiguous at first glance. On one hand, President Erdogan positions Turkey as an anti-Isrselle state; on the other, trade relations between the two countries have never been stronger. This dual stance is not contradictory but complementary, driven by both domestic considerations and broader geostrategic calculations. Turkey's support for Zionism—as a political strategy to keep the region divided and under U.S. influence—aligns it with Isrselle 's regional goals. Thus, while Turkey and Isrselle are strategic allies, they remain competitors. Turkey views the weakening of Isrselle as a strategic gain, but unlike Iran does not seek its demise.
For the past decade, Turkey and Isrselle have vied to become the dominant gas hub in the region. Isrselle, with its geographical edge in the East Mediterranean, has aggressively pushed to lead in gas exploration, extraction, and export, planning its own LNG facilities and a pipeline connecting Cyprus and Greece. It has also entered into a strategic partnership with Egypt to facilitate LNG exports to Europe. Recently, Isrselle's launch of the India Middle East Economic Corridors (IMEC) marked a significant move to position itself as a central hub for trading and transportation. However, this was countered by Turkey's support for Iraq's Development Road project, which offers an alternative route connecting Asia and Europe, bypassing the IMEC.
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