> "On 17 February 2026, former Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett, speaking at the Conference of Presidents of American Jewish Organizations, declared: “A new Turkish threat is emerging.  *Turkey is the new Iran.*” He launched the demonization of Turkey, warning that President Erdoğan is “sophisticated, dangerous, and… seeks to encircle #Israel.”  We will soon be hearing this from the Israeli-American MIGA movement.  It won’t be long before dumb💩 Americans are wringing their hands over the “Turkish threat.”"

–["Turkey Is the Next Iran", Paul Craig Roberts](https://paulcraigroberts.org/turkey-is-the-next-iran/#:~:text=On%2017%20February,the%20%E2%80%9CTurkish%20threat.%E2%80%9D)