Iran has long made clear that it wants to resume its historic position as a major regional – and indeed global – power, an ambition that can only grow stronger as it watches Turkey’s geopolitical stature rise. Iran and Turkey, after all, are the 17th and 18th largest countries in the world by population, respectively, with sophisticated elites and illustrious and ancient pasts.
伊朗早就明确地表示它希望重新获得作为地区——事实上是全球——主要大国的历史低位，而在看到土耳其地缘政治地位上升后，伊朗的这一雄心越发高涨了。毕竟，伊朗和土耳其分别是17和18世纪世界上人口最多的国家，拥有成熟的精英阶层和辉煌悠久的历史。