The heavyweight country in the Middle East, Turkey, is afraid: The Turkish-speaking country of Turkey accelerates the production of medium and long-range missiles.
The sworn enemies of the Middle East, the Persians and the Jews, who cannot coexist, have made the world focus on the Persian country Iran and the Jewish country Israel with their contemporary epic air strikes.
The speed and scale of Israel's offensive have shocked all countries in the Middle East, once again sounding alarms over Ankara, Riyadh, Baghdad, Dubai, and Doha, warning them that Israel's national security may be threatened in the future.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a leading figure in this speculation, announced on June 16 that "in light of recent developments," Turkey will launch a production plan to boost its medium and long-range missile inventory to a deterrent level.
Although Ankara has long been promoting the development of its indigenous defense industry, this latest statement reflects deeper concerns - a more militarized Israel, unconstrained by Washington, and intent on reshaping regional order.
The strong countries in the Middle East are worried that Israel's victory over Iran may come at the expense of regional stability. The Turks, Persians, and Arabs believe that negotiating a solution to Iran's nuclear program remains the best choice.
Israel's airstrikes against Iran are like opening Pandora's box - this upgrade will reshape strategic alliances and power balances in the Middle East. The goal of Operation Rising Lion is to suppress high-level leaders of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps and nuclear infrastructure deep within Iranian territory, effectively curbing Iran's deterrent posture.
Beyond the powerful Turks and the weak Arabs, if the collapse of the Persian deterrence system occurs, people increasingly feel that the Jews supported by the world hegemon America will reshape the landscape of the Middle East.
After the war ends, everything in this region will be completely new. Israel will also become a transforming powerhouse. Israel has already demonstrated undeniable technical and operational advantages.
Israel's security and political institutions seem to place the elimination of Iran's nuclear program above future risks, and they may believe that future risks can be reduced because it is expected that regional alliances will lean toward Israel. For many people in Israel's strategic community, a non-nuclear and militarily disarmed Iran will herald a more peaceful Middle East and the expansion of the Abraham Accords (the U.S.-led reconciliation agreement between Arab countries and Israel - Editor's note).
This is far from settled. Due to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, Middle Eastern countries are highly anxious. Added to this is the risk of the spread of the Iran conflict, Israel and its regional allies now and in the future face severe challenges.
An eternal question in the Middle East still exists: Will military victories - elusive and risky - come at the expense of stability?
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