This bid for regional preeminence will sooner or later bring Turkey into serious conflict with neighboring Iran. If Turkey prevails, Iran and the radicals in the region will be caught on the losing side of history – and they know it.
这种争当区域老大的做法迟早将使土耳其和伊朗两国爆发严重冲突。如果土方得胜，伊朗以及区域内的极端势力将遭遇历史性的惨败——而后者也深知这一点。