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The Emerging Russia-Turkey-Iran Alliance Challenging NATO in the Middle East

An unusual triple alliance coming out of Syria could change the regional balance of power and unhinge NATO — if it holds together at all.

  • Conn Hallinan
  • MPN News

An unusual triple alliance is emerging from the Syrian war — one that could alter the balance of power in the Middle East, unhinge the NATO alliance, and complicate the Trump administration’s designs on Iran.

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani, front, Russia's President Vladimir Putin, left, and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrive for a joint press conference in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, April 4, 2018. The leaders of Russia, Turkey and Iran say they stand against "separatist" agendas that would undermine Syria's sovereignty and territorial integrity. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani, front, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, left, and Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrive for a joint press conference in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, April 4, 2018. The leaders of Russia, Turkey and Iran say they stand against “separatist” agendas that would undermine Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

It might also lead to yet another double cross of one of the region’s largest ethnic groups, the Kurds.

However, the “troika alliance” — Turkey, Russia, and Iran — consists of three countries that don’t much…

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