Israel's relations with Iran have been shut down since 1979 while Israel's relations with Turkey have worsened since 2010s, and thus, Israel is becoming less friendly toward Turkey and has criticized Turkey's expansionist ambition.[93] Nonetheless, Israel still maintains alliance with various countries opposing Iran, such as the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Azerbaijan (an ally of Turkey), India, as well as the Kurds, and Israel has sought to deter Iran while working to contain Turkey from expanding.[94][95][96]