TURKEY PERSPECTIVE

Ankara handles the Gulf sequence from its particular position — a NATO ally with strong economic ties to Tehran. Daily Sabah publishes the Kuwaiti denial of Iranian accusations: Kuwait 'categorically rejects' the idea that its territory or airspace was used for US strikes and calls Iranian allegations 'baseless'. The Turkish paper quotes Deputy Foreign Minister Hamad Suleiman Al-Mashaan word for word. Daily Sabah documents the full operational sequence in parallel: an Indian killed at the airport, two Iranian diplomats expelled within 24 hours, oil up 1%, the conflict still in a fragile ceasefire after three months. The Turkish angle is specific — Ankara implicitly criticizes Tehran (by relaying the Kuwaiti denial) while avoiding explicit condemnation. On the energy front, Iraqi News documents that Iraq is increasing oil exports via Turkey to compensate for the Hormuz closure — a detail that directly benefits the Turkish economy. The Turkish perspective is that of a country profiting from the crisis through pipelines while staying cautious diplomatically. Not a word in Daily Sabah on the Iranian Patriot version. Not a word on Israel either. Ankara navigates.