
November 29, 2011 - 20:17 AMT

18:08 GMT
The irrepressible desire of the Turkish Prime Minister to play a major role in the region eventually led to very unpleasant declarations from Iran and Syria addressed to Ankara. Like Iran, Syria also quite clearly stated the possibility of a military strike against Turkey. The senior commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard said the Islamic Republic will target NATO’s missile defense installations in Turkey, should the U.S. and Israel decide to attack Iran’s facilities.