Turkish Intelligence Busts Iranian Plot To Kidnap And Attack Israelis

Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, left, and Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu attend a news conference in Ankara on Thursday [Umit Bektas/Reuters]  

Hurriyet Daily News: Turkish intelligence busts Iranian plans to kidnap, attack Israelis 

Türkiye’s National Intelligence Organization (MİT) and police busted the Iranian intelligence service SAVAMA in Istanbul on June 17. 

They were allegedly preparing to kidnap and attack Israeli diplomats and tourist groups in Istanbul. 

They have determined that the shooters who planned to take part in the attacks were in Istanbul. 

MİT and police have received information that kidnappings and killings were planned against Israelis living or visiting as tourists in Istanbul and against a former Israeli ambassador and his wife who were staying at a hotel in the Beyoğlu district.  

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 Turkish Intelligence Busts Iranian Plot To Kidnap And Attack Israelis  

Iranian kidnapping of Israeli diplomats and tourists in Istanbul foiled -- Jerusalem Post  

Turkey said to nab Iranian cell planning attacks on Israelis -- Times of Israel  

Turkey foils alleged Iran plot to kill Israelis in Istanbul -- Al Jazeera 

Turkey vows to protect Israeli lives as foreign minister visits -- Middle East Eye  

FM Yair Lapid thanks Turkey for cooperation on Iranian threat -- Jerusalem Post  

Israel thanks Turkey for thwarting Iranian assassination plot -- France 24

Is Turkey In A Proxy War Against Turkey?

Rick Rozoff, Anti-Bellum: NATO’s southeastern spearhead: Turkey’s military aggression in Iraq, Syria, Yemen and Caucasus signals proxy conflict with Iran 

NATO’s southeastern spearhead: Turkey’s military aggression in Iraq, Syria, Yemen and Caucasus signals proxy conflict with Iran Rick Rozoff 

The past week has witnessed reports of increased Turkish military activity in Iraq and Syria as well as its intruding itself deeper into the war in Yemen. 

In all three cases Ankara has pitted itself against forces that are or can be seen to be pro-Iranian: Shiite parties in northern Iraq, the government of Syria and the Houthi-led government in Yemen. 

Direct tensions between Turkey and Iran have been increasing since last year over the above three nations as well as the Turkish-directed attack on Nagorno-Karabakh by Azerbaijan (Turkey and Azerbaijan identify themselves as “one nation, two states’) and its aftermath.  

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WNU Editor: Turkey is also involved in conflicts that have nothing to do with Iran .... Egypt and Turkey seek to overhaul tense ties with frank talks on Libya (Reuters).