"The problem is that that they both aspire for Middle Eastern leadership," making it likely that their "objectives will come into conflict with each other", Elliot Hentov, an expert on Turkish-Iranian relations, told SETimes, adding that the two powers are "partially competing for the same market in the Middle East".
„Problem je što obe teže liderstvu na Bliskom istoku“, zbog čega će verovatno njihovi „ciljevi doći u sukob jedni sa drugima“, rekao je za SETimes Eliot Hentov, ekspert za tursko-iranske odnose, dodajući da se dve sile „delimično nadmeću za isto tržište na Bliskom istoku“.