Turkey Moves Closer To Tehran

In another telling twist to the unpredictable events of the Middle East, America's long trusted allies are moving closer towards the influence of Iran. Perhaps the meeting on Sunday between the Turkish Foreign Minister and President Ahmadinejad, was a response to the recent push in the U.S. Congress to name the World War One massacre against the Armenians as genocide. Both the Turkish Foreign Minister and the Iranian President, vowed to cooperate and fight against the PKK Kurdish terrorists, operating inside Iraq. The Turkish delegation visiting Tehran also met with many high ranking officials in the Revolutionary regime. The discussions conducted on Sunday have the potential to leave America powerless in the face of maintaining an Iraq free of Iranian influence. Should Turkey enter Iraq in conjunction with Iranian forces, the hope of achieving a stable Iraq without Iranian Shiite forces could prove unattainable.

Iran & Russia

Following a cold and unsuccessful diplomatic mission to Russia by the United States, Iran has scored a major victory by hosting the Caspian Sea summit. Iran will be in the spotlight again due to Putin's announcement that he will attend, despite threats of an assassination attempt on his life. Participants at the summit will discuss how to divide the rich resources found in the sea-bed. This new development poses another roadblock for preventing Iran's growing influence in the region. With Iran and Russia forming new bonds and sharing resources, any future push to implement U.N. sanctions against the nuclear dedicated nation, seem rather futile in the face of Russian support.