Indeed, Iraq is set to become a hot zone of proxy fighting between Turkish-backed Islamist militants and Iranian-backed ones. Turkey yearns to be the primary power within the Islamic community.

Turkmenistan has struck a deal to ship natural gas to Turkey via Iran ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan -- ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) — Turkmenistan has struck a deal to ship natural gas to Turkey via ...

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan — Turkmenistan has struck a deal to ship natural gas to Turkey via Iran, a government daily reported Tuesday. The official daily Neutral Tyrkmenistan said that Gurbanguly ...