The sudden collapse of Bashar Assad's regime in Syria dramatically reshaped the geopolitics of the Middle East, triggering competing interests from Iran and Turkey.
Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei's veiled critique of Turkey highlights growing tensions, accusing 'neighboring countries' of collaborating with the US and Israel against Assad's regime.
Turkey's main focus in Syria is creating a buffer zone to combat Kurdish groups, reshaping its strategy after Assad's fall, particularly targeting the Syrian Democratic Forces.
According to Henri J. Barkey, Turkey’s primary objective in Syria is to eliminate any autonomous aspirations the Syrian Kurds may have in a post-Assad landscape.
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