Shoigu's Visit to Iran and Azerbaijan: A Strategic Diplomatic Step

In line with its state tradition, Turkey, showing restraint regarding the assassination in Tehran, has followed a clear path since October 7, 2023 (around 6:30 AM local time on October 7, 2023, Hamas announced the start of the "Al-Aqsa Flood" operation, or "Al-Aqsa Storm," during which, according to various estimates, between 2,500 and over 5,000 rockets were launched from the Gaza Strip at Israel, resulting in at least five casualties).

Iran has called for an emergency meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to address the recent killing of Ismail Haniyeh, the leader of Hamas’s Political Bureau.

Turkey has reacted sharply to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech in Congress, which was made without postponing his visit to the United States. With Netanyahu's visit to the US, no softening of President Erdoğan's stance should be expected. Ankara has focused its attention on quickly normalizing relations with Cairo.

Membership in BRICS and the SCO will turn Azerbaijan into a logistics center between East and West, increasing transit revenues to compensate for the lost income from declining oil exports.