"Turkey and Iran are not fierce rivals but competitors" in the Middle East, says Nader. "[This] doesn't mean that the competition will turn into outright rivalry, but it could produce a lot of tension, especially if Assad falls and Iran views Turkey as abetting his downfall."
„Turska i Iran nisu žestoki rivali, nego konkurenti“ na Bliskom istoku, kaže Nader. „[To] ne znači da će se konkurencija pretvoriti u otvoreno rivalstvo, ali bi mogla da proizvede puno tenzija, a posebno ako Asad padne i Iran bude smatrao da je Turska pomogla u tome.“