US envoy Barrack plays down idea Turkey could be 'next Iran' for Israel

US envoy Barrack plays down idea Turkey could be 'next Iran' for Israel Submitted by Ragip Soylu on Fri, 04/17/2026 - 11:34 Trump's special envoy says Turkey not a country to be 'messed with' at forum in Antalya US Special Envoy for Syria and US Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack speaks during the 5th edition of the three-day Antalya Diplomacy Forum on 17 April 2026 (Handout / Antalya Diplomacy Forum / AFP) Off US Envoy Tom Barrack has downplayed escalating tensions between Turkey and Israel as just "rhetoric" and pu