The Unspoken Triggers of Escalation in the Middle East The US condemnation of Israel's airstrikes on a Syrian military airbase near the Turkish border has sparked diplomatic reactions, but what lies beneath this rare rebuke?
Beneath the surface, a complex web of alliances and rivalries has been exposed. Syria and Turkey have long engaged in a delicate dance of influence and counter influence.
The recent attack on Abu Duhur airport has sent shockwaves through these relationships, but the US rebuke suggests that there may be more at stake than meets the eye.