Wars and Armed Conflicts 2025: Iran, Israel, Türkiye, Armenia, Azerbaijan

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Wars and Armed Conflicts 2025: Iran, Israel, Türkiye, Armenia, Azerbaijan

Just recently we talked about The rule-based order is replaced by the force-based order, accordingly, there were many people willing to “wave their fists”.

The year 2025 has only just begun, but the contours of wars and armed conflicts that are still smoldering but could flare up in the near future are already visible. Potentially, some of these conflicts could well lead to the use of nuclear weapons by the parties (or one of the parties) weapons.



Today we will talk about the prospects of wars and armed conflicts involving countries such as Iran, Israel, Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and of course, the United States will not be involved.

Türkiye-Israel


One of the regions where high-intensity fighting could potentially begin is Syria, or rather, the territory that remains of it.

Israel has already officially called for preparations for a possible war with Turkey, but this does not mean that Israel and Turkey will start fighting against each other in the near future - rather, this is a reserve for the future, since Israel clearly sees Recep Erdogan's imperial ambitions and reasonably predicts the almost guaranteed emergence of a conflict of interests with the future revived Ottoman Empire.


Gaza Strip after Israeli bombing

At the same time, there is a significantly higher probability that hostilities will begin this year, but with the use of proxy formations.

It is vital for Turkey to destroy the Kurdish enclave in Syria or at least cause it maximum damage. Accordingly, Turkey can use the radical groups that have captured Syria to attack the Kurdish enclave, ensuring their support.

Direct participation of the Turkish Armed Forces (AF) may be limited to the actions of special forces and strikes aviation and the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), which are controlled by no one knows who - by the way, the author spoke about the possibility and prospects of waging wars in this format back in September 2020 in the material Outsourcing War.

In turn, the Kurds are supported by the United States, which may not like such activity by Turkey, and they are unlikely to want to part with the oil fields, especially considering the intentions of the “bulldozer of American politics” to firmly defend the economic and political interests of the United States.

As a result, the US Armed Forces may begin to do the same thing that the Russian Armed Forces did earlier – operate from the air against pro-Turkish bandits attacking Kurdish territories. Sanctions may be imposed on Turkey itself, both economic and in terms of military-technical cooperation.

Israel is unlikely to introduce ground forces, but they could very well carry out air strikes against the pro-Turkish bandits together with the US Armed Forces.


IDF establishes forward operating base in Quneitra province in southwestern Syria

The main question that arises from the situation in Syria is how much more complicated will relations between the US and Turkey become, and will there be a direct clash between the Turkish and Israeli Armed Forces this year, at least in the form of incidents with aviation?

Of course, Erdogan may well "backtrack" by refusing to destroy the Kurdish enclave, stopping where he has been and halting expansion in this direction. In this case, the US will not interfere, and Israel will begin to develop the territories captured from Syria.

However, it is unlikely that the Kurds do not understand that this will only be a delay, so they will most likely develop military-technical cooperation with Israel to the maximum extent, strengthen their armed forces and strengthen the controlled enclave.

What then should the restless Sultan Erdogan do?

He'll find something to use it with, he has another point of application of force.

Azerbaijan-Armenia


After Azerbaijan managed to wrest Nagorno-Karabakh (the Republic of Artsakh) from Armenia without much effort, one might have assumed that if not peace, then at least calm would come to the region, however, as has always been the case, the weakness of the victim only inflames the aggressor.

The course chosen by Nikol Pashinyan to break relations with Russia and get closer to Western countries looks like an invitation to a table for Azerbaijan and Turkey, which oversees it, where Armenia’s sovereignty is the main dish, since they understand that there is no real power behind the loud declarations and promises of Armenia’s new Western allies.

France itself will not defend Armenia, and will not be able to do so, and limited supplies of super-expensive European weapons will not allow Armenia to do so independently. And no one in Armenia wants to fight - as soon as the turmoil begins, its "defenders" will scatter like cockroaches, emigrate to Russia, Israel, the USA and other countries, after which they will complain and assert their rights at their place of residence.

Understanding the balance of power perfectly well, at the very beginning of 2025, Azerbaijan put forward demands to Armenia to demilitarize it, refuse to purchase weapons from third countries, and return those weapons that had already been delivered.


Azerbaijan also directly states that it needs control over the Zangezur corridor, which will provide it with a direct transport route with the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, and back in 2023, Heydar Aliyev directly stated that the Zangezur corridor would be implemented, whether Armenia wanted it or not.

The more Armenia objects, the higher the probability that Azerbaijan will resolve this issue by force. It can be assumed that Azerbaijan will gradually carry out provocative measures against Armenia, which are necessary to justify forceful intervention.

It is unlikely that Azerbaijan will drag it out, as they say, “you have to strike while the iron is hot,” it is unknown how the situation will change in the future, and while Russia and European countries are focused on Ukraine, Armenia is clearly not a priority for the US either, so another armed conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia could potentially begin this year.

Theoretically, Iran is the hope for saving Armenia, but it seems that it is now “knocked down” after the liquidation of President Ibrahim Raisi, the destruction of the leadership of the Hezbollah movement and the loss of Syria.

It should not be forgotten that Donald Trump has come to power in the United States, for whom Iran is like a red rag to a bull, and this could become the cause of another war.

Israel-Iran


Despite Israel's statements that Türkiye may become its future enemy, at the moment Iran remains Israel's main mortal enemy.

One of the biggest threats to Israel is the possibility of Iran developing nuclear weapons, and therefore there is always the possibility of Israel launching a massive missile and bomb attack on Iranian nuclear program facilities. Donald Trump's lifting of restrictions on arms supplies to Israel, as well as the increased involvement of the United States in the Middle East conflict since his arrival, may lead to Israel making a "now or never" decision.

Until now, Iran has limited itself to extremely limited responses to Israeli strikes, both against Iran itself and against its allies, so limited that "Iranian retaliation" can already be considered a household name.


However, Iran could perceive a massive strike on nuclear program facilities as an existential threat to its existence, which would result in an equally large-scale retaliatory strike with all types of Iran's long-range precision weapons, with the resumption of ground combat operations against Israel by Iranian proxy forces.

Let's be honest, as effective as the Israeli air force and special services are, the IDF ground forces in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon have "screwed up" just as much. Their only salvation was the equally stupid and primitive conduct of military operations by the Hamas and Hezbollah movements - if the IDF's adversary had been the Ukrainian Armed Forces, not to mention the Russian Armed Forces, their fate would have been sad.

Based on the above, there is a possibility that in response to a massive attack by Iran, if one occurs, Israel will use nuclear weapons, which it officially does not have.

Even if Iran does not yet have its own nuclear weapons, it can respond with so-called “dirty nuclear weapons,” that is, using kamikaze, cruise, and ballistic drones. missiles for the delivery of radioactive materials to Israel.

We talked about this earlier in the article Iran and Israel: one step away from mutual destructionGiven the size of Israel's territory, the consequences could be catastrophic for it. However, despite all the risks for both sides, the chances of an intensification of the conflict between Israel and Iran are now very high.

Conclusions


As we can see, the main “troublemaker” in the region is now Türkiye, which can become a direct participant or accomplice in almost all wars or armed conflicts in the region.

Regardless of how Turkey is listed in official documents – as a “partner” or a “friendly state”, it is necessary to understand that this country is one of Russia’s oldest and most bitter enemies. As Turkey becomes Islamized and radicalized, along with Erdogan’s growing imperial ambitions, its hostility and the harm it causes to our country will only increase.

It is Turkey, along with Great Britain, that is most likely responsible for the intensification of attempts to Islamize Russia; it is Turkey that is responsible for our disgrace and defeat in Syria – and this is precisely a defeat, even if for a lot of money the bandits allow us to keep our military bases.

We must accept defeat, leave Syria before the bandits change their mercy to anger and, with the support of Turkey, arrange a massacre of our fighters, and after leaving, blow up everything possible there, rebuild, taking into account the experience gained, and look for new points of application of force on the continent.

Armenia's prospects are bleak - under the current circumstances, sooner or later it will have to become Western Azerbaijan. It's time for us to introduce a visa regime with Armenia, because as soon as Azerbaijan starts the "dearmenization" operation there, tens of thousands of refugees will rush to Russia, and anyway, thanks to Nikol Pashinyan's policy, Armenia is rapidly moving into the camp of unfriendly countries.

As for Iran and Israel, we must act strictly within the framework of the agreement concluded between us. As a situational ally, I would like to wish Iran victory. If Iran had a common border with Israel, then so it would be, but knowing how Israel can work with aviation, I have little faith in Iran's victory.

In any case, it is high time for Russia to focus on its own problems - we have no friends, no permanent allies, only situational ones, we do not owe anyone anything - neither to save, nor to help, nor to support (including paying for other people's schools, theaters and mining farms), nor to accept refugees or migrants.

In 2025, Russia may face new challenges, but we will talk about them in the next article.
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  1. +1
    29 January 2025 04: 10
    In any case, it is high time for Russia to focus on its own problems - we have no friends, no permanent allies, only situational ones, we do not owe anyone anything - neither to save, nor to help, nor to support (including paying for other people's schools, theaters and mining farms), nor to accept refugees or migrants

    Well, yes...now the future of our country is focused on the SVO...everything is decided on the battlefield.
    If we defeat the Nazis of Ukraine, then we will live on as a state...if we agree to a deal, then we will share the fate of Yugoslavia, Libya, Syria...and our leaders will repeat the logical end of Milosevic, Gaddafi, Hussein, Assad, Yanukovych...and the common people will wash themselves in their own blood.
    1. +11
      29 January 2025 08: 11
      Quote: Lech from Android.
      Everything is decided on the battlefield.
      On the battlefield... In 2014, when everything could have been resolved bloodlessly or with little bloodshed, our troops are withdrawn from the border. Then, they recognize the new government of the putschists, but do not recognize the referendums in Donbass, moreover, they trade with these very Banderites, pay them for transit. They give 8 years to prepare, to cleanse all pro-Russian forces. Is this a head start for the West? Finally, when the Banderites armed themselves, dug in, we declare a military coup, since it was no longer possible to endure, there was an immediate threat to Russian territory. So to speak, they launched a preemptive strike, with loud statements, and, immediately, the withdrawal of troops, gestures of "goodwill". How is this, to expose the army like that? At the same time, the SVO according to the norms of international law became aggression, and even earlier, the annexation of Crimea was annexation, since they recognized the new government in Kyiv and the integrity of Ukraine... This is a new "head start" for the West, weakness and stupidity, or sabotage, betrayal, I would like to understand. Of course, it is not our destiny to bypass the "Maginot Line" - frontal attacks, stubborn battles for each village. That's how everything is decided on the battlefield, for almost 3 years now, and they trade with the enemy to the last, with all the sanctions of the West, we are members of the WTO, IOM, the wishes of the IMF are taken into account.
      1. +10
        29 January 2025 09: 55
        These new wars can be summarized as follows:

        - Russia was kicked out of Karabakh
        - Russia was kicked out of Syria
        - Russia's ally Iran has been driven under the bunk

        All this is the result of the fact that the Russian Federation is stuck in a small, victorious three-day SVO and, in fact, cannot do anything else.
      2. +2
        30 January 2025 09: 31
        This is a new "head start" for the West, weakness and stupidity, or sabotage, betrayal, I would like to understand.
        This is ordinary capitalism. It is no secret that many in the management (if not all) keep their money there. Their children, for the most part, are also there. And whose interests will the capitalist manager keep? Of course, the locality where he keeps his money and children. In my opinion, Soros said: If your elite keeps money in our banks, it is no longer your elite. And the threat of taking away this money and the threat to the lives of children is the determining factor in all decisions. Of course, everything is somewhat more complicated, but the capitalist can make any sacrifice, if these sacrifices are not his money and children.
        1. +2
          30 January 2025 12: 29
          Quote: AKuzenka
          I think Soros said: If your elite keeps money in our banks, it is no longer your elite.
          Zbigniew Brzezinski said this, both about the money and the nuclear button. How to return people's power and the socialist path of development, that is the question of questions...
          1. +1
            31 January 2025 12: 46
            This was said by Zbigniew Brzezinski
            Maybe he does too. I always confuse them. Let them be sorted in hell.
          2. +1
            1 February 2025 20: 41
            This already happened in 1917, but it ended in civil war, intervention and a lot of bloodshed.
    2. 0
      29 January 2025 11: 58
      our leaders will repeat the logical end of Milosevic, Gaddafi, Hussein, Assad, Yanukovych...

      They hope to end their days as notatum serpentium.
      1. 0
        1 February 2025 20: 42
        Milosevic's children and money were in Serbia, so his end was sad, like Ceausescu's.
  2. +18
    29 January 2025 04: 30
    It is precisely because of our conclusions and decisions that we become afraid. Over so many years, of course, we have accustomed the world to "real" responses to any danger. Those same Turks remember very well the plane they shot down, but we had a "worthy" tomato response. Our policy on the world stage is the level of a fifth grader at best. We seem to be the strongest in the class, but literally everyone offends us, the guys hide our schoolbags from us, kick us during breaks, and put thumbtacks on our chairs, the girls openly tease us and write offensive words on the board. We only shout in words that we are going to punch someone, the whole class freezes for a second, and we immediately: Guys, please give me back my schoolbag... And after school we go and treat the whole class to ice cream at our own expense, and we firmly believe that tomorrow everything will change. We worked on the image, but we simply did not have the content, and I doubt that the current party will be able to create a strong state. And they often say there that they don’t fit into the Western world, but the truth is that they do fit in, it’s you and I who are superfluous.
    1. +7
      29 January 2025 05: 09
      Quote from turembo
      It's you and I who are superfluous.

      And they bully us like crazy... sad
      1. +9
        29 January 2025 07: 18
        And they bully us like crazy

        Well, it's not a coincidence. These are consequences.
        By accusing all “friendly” countries of multi-vectorism, we forget about Russia’s multi-vectorism.
        For example: selling weapons to potential enemies of friendly countries. The same Azerbaijan. And how should Armenians feel about this?
        Or selling weapons to all of China's southeastern neighbors. The Chinese are at loggerheads with them all. There is the Molaka Strait and other territorial disputes from Vietnam to the Philippines. And of course India. It is not surprising that the Chinese also do not refuse to sell components for the production of weapons to the same Ukraine. Almost all of the Ukrainian FPV drones contain Chinese components. Long-range drones that fly as far as Moscow, among other things, fly on Chinese (piston and jet) engines, with Chinese high-performance interference-resistant GNSS modules and other Chinese electronic components. After attacks on infrastructure, the Ukrainians restore their energy system with the help of the same Chinese (and not only) equipment. There are transformers and other components.
        Try telling the Chinese: we will continue to sell weapons to your potential adversaries and cooperate with them economically, but you don’t do that.
        Maybe that's why they try to keep quiet about Chinese supplies to Ukrainians. Like, oh well. It's their right.
        Maybe that’s why today, apart from the army and navy, there are practically no allies?
        1. +9
          29 January 2025 08: 06
          Under the Soviets, the people were the government's ally, which is why they won in 1945. But the tsars and federals had all their hopes in the Cossacks and the National Guard.
        2. +10
          29 January 2025 08: 24
          Quote: Beetle1991
          Maybe that’s why today, apart from the army and navy, there are practically no allies?

          Now the allies are oil and gas, not the army and navy. That's the problem, they picked up capitalism...
          1. +9
            29 January 2025 09: 43
            Now the allies are oil and gas, not the army and navy. That's the problem, they picked up capitalism...


            Very accurate assessment. I support it.

            But I also believe that the main problem in the Russian Federation is corruption.

            At the end of January 2025, the following information appeared in the Russian media:
            1. Former head of the Main Communications Directorate of the Ministry of Defense: "Almost the entire leadership of the department was involved in long-term corruption"
            2. "GP demands to recover more than 3,2 billion rubles from the head of the "Kursk Region Development Corporation""

            I looked at the biographies of the main figures in this news.
            I wasn't surprised. Why?
            Yes, because these Russian citizens are representatives of the military and commercial elite of the Russian Federation. Their formation and career growth took place from the beginning of 2000.
            Sad thoughts come when you consider that the Ministry of Defense is only a part of the Russian Federation’s security structure.
            The question arises: is it different in other structures?
            1. +7
              29 January 2025 09: 51
              PS
              If we evaluate these corruption crimes in terms of the lost human lives of Russian citizens, then the scale of the crime goes into the realm of betrayal of the interests of the Russian Federation.
            2. +4
              29 January 2025 10: 04
              The question arises: is it different in other structures?

              so remember the laws of philosophy: "from the particular to the general..."
        3. +2
          29 January 2025 15: 57
          Quote: Beetle1991
          Or selling weapons to all of China's southeastern neighbors. The Chinese are at loggerheads with them all. There's the Molaka Strait and other territorial disputes with Vietnam.

          India is the largest market (by value) for Russia's military exports.
          Vietnam has always been one of the top five arms export markets. And money, as is usual with capitalists, has no smell.
  3. -1
    29 January 2025 04: 33
    Of all the above, the most likely is a strike on Iran. Having closed the problem with Hamas and Hezami, Israel is clearly preparing to strike Iran. Israel and Turkey have common interests here, and Iran is left alone; no one is clearly considering assistance from Russia and Armenia.
    I have little faith in Iran's victory
    that's it.
    Heydar Aliyev directly stated that the Zangezur corridor will be implemented whether Armenia wants it or not.
    and the option "Whether Iran wants it or not" is possible, i.e. the corridor will pass through the territory of Iran...
    1. +3
      29 January 2025 06: 03
      Quote: Puncher
      Of all the above, the most likely is a strike on Iran.
      Iran is not Gaza or Lebanon. It's a whole different level.
      1. 0
        29 January 2025 07: 47
        Quote: Dutchman Michel
        Iran is not Gaza or Lebanon. It's a whole different level.

        Surely there is a possibility? Gaza was bombed, Lebanon was bombed, even Syria was bombed. Logically, who is next on the list? Surely not Jordan...
      2. -1
        29 January 2025 16: 10
        Quote: Dutchman Michel
        A completely different level

        A different scale, yes, but what can 80 thirty-year-old F5, F14 and MiG-29 do against 360 relatively modern Israeli F35, F15, F16? And it is the Air Force that will be the main striking force in a possible confrontation.
        1. +1
          29 January 2025 17: 07
          Quote: FIR FIR
          What can 80 thirty year old F5, F14 and MiG-29 do against 360 relatively modern Israeli F35, F15, F16?
          And they won't do anything. There are ground-based air defense systems for that. And this is now clearly demonstrated by the SVO
          1. 0
            29 January 2025 18: 15
            Quote: Dutchman Michel
            And they won't do anything.

            26.10.24
            More than 100 aircraft were involved in the attack on Iran at a distance of 2 km, including F-35 stealth fighters, The Jerusalem Post reports.
            The Israeli military hit about 20 targets, The New York Times reported. Tehran denied the information.
            Israeli forces launched three waves of strikes on Iranian targets, according to sources with Axios journalist Barak Ravid. The first wave targeted Iran's missile defense system. The second and third waves targeted missile and drone bases and facilities that produce them.
            The SANA news agency reported that the Israeli military launched missile attacks on military targets in southern and central Syria. Its air defenses shot down several missiles.
            Israel's preliminary strikes on radars in Syria were aimed at blinding Iran's air defenses, and were quickly followed by attacks on Tehran and Karaj, The Jerusalem Post reported.
            1. +2
              30 January 2025 05: 31
              FIR FIR, these aircraft did not enter the Iranian air defense zone of responsibility, but were merely carriers of air-to-ground missiles. When aviation appears in the skies of Iran, and even over important strategic facilities, then it will be possible to discuss
    2. +6
      29 January 2025 07: 23
      It seems to me that Israel will continue to digest Syria this year. It's too tasty a morsel.
      Israel will squeeze out the largest possible piece from Syria. Israel may not get another chance like this.
      1. +4
        29 January 2025 07: 58
        Quote: Bearded
        It seems to me that Israel will continue to digest Syria this year.

        Is there anything to digest? All Israel does is establish a buffer zone; it does not get involved in the Turkish-Kurdish conflict.
        1. +3
          29 January 2025 08: 14
          Quote: Puncher
          Quote: Bearded
          It seems to me that Israel will continue to digest Syria this year.

          Is there anything to digest? All Israel does is establish a buffer zone; it does not get involved in the Turkish-Kurdish conflict.

          Israel has a small territory. Its main interest is land. Israel will create a "buffer" zone up to the suburbs of Damascus, so that if necessary it can fire at it from everything it can.
          Israel has such an appetite that it would not mind swallowing all of Syria, but is afraid of choking.
          1. +2
            29 January 2025 08: 16
            Quote: Bearded
            Israel has such an appetite that it would not mind swallowing all of Syria, but is afraid of choking.

            There are no prerequisites for that yet. Your assumptions are based on your feelings. Perhaps your forecast is correct. Time will tell.
          2. +2
            29 January 2025 10: 02
            Israel has such an appetite thatn wouldn't mind swallowing all of Syria, but is afraid of choking.

            the wave of immigrants has died down a bit at the moment, but after some time - anything can happen...
            and there won't be any extra "land"
      2. 0
        1 February 2025 20: 53
        I wish Israel and Turkey indigestion, and greetings from the IDF to the bogeymen.
  4. +2
    29 January 2025 05: 59
    I don't care about fat, I just want to live.
  5. +6
    29 January 2025 06: 00
    Quote: Andrey Mitrofanov
    Azerbaijan managed to wrest Nagorno-Karabakh (Republic of Artsakh) from Armenia without much effort
    Everything is exactly the opposite. It was Armenia that took Karabakh from Azerbaijan, calling it by the unknown word "Artsakh". And also grabbed seven Azerbaijani regions
  6. +12
    29 January 2025 07: 42
    In any case, it is high time for Russia to focus on its own problems - we have no friends, no permanent allies, only situational ones, we do not owe anyone anything - neither to save, nor to help, nor to support (including paying for other people's schools, theaters and mining farms), nor to accept refugees or migrants.

    To our deepest regret, the current leadership of Russia believes that one should live for one’s own pleasure and only engage in prolonging the existence of one’s bourgeois power.
    They created a life of ease for a narrow circle of like-minded people and servile people. Life according to concepts, life outside the laws and constitution, life without prospects and changes for the better, life on lies and promises.
    Previously they hung out in Europe and the USA, now they are moving to the UAE, Southeast Asia, Africa... Far away from this "nasty and stupid" people who get bruises and bumps every year, but continue to believe in some kind of illusory bourgeois happiness... Happiness behind metal doors and bars on the windows, behind a high fence enclosing a personal estate, happiness behind the backs of security in cozy offices, armored limousines during the mass deception of suckers and paupers who write letters and ask questions on a direct line with the president...
    And we have only one straight line - the one that divides the butt into two half-butts...
    1. AMG
      -5
      29 January 2025 08: 10
      It's written colorfully. Can you tell me what to do?
  7. +1
    29 January 2025 08: 10
    A good article, there is something to talk about, to argue about, but nothing more.. Yes
    1. AMG
      -5
      29 January 2025 09: 28
      And who will start a conversation that turns into an argument?
      1. +1
        29 January 2025 09: 44
        And who will start a conversation that turns into an argument?
        Can you..
        1. AMG
          -4
          29 January 2025 09: 48
          I'll give way, you have more comments.
          1. +1
            29 January 2025 09: 50
            Only after you collect a large number of comments, you can take it from me.
            1. AMG
              -5
              29 January 2025 09: 54
              Sorry, I never took someone else's things.
              1. +2
                29 January 2025 09: 58
                You are just flooding now.. I have once again expressed my opinion on the article. If you don't like it, downvote it, no problem. And don't flood.
                1. AMG
                  -3
                  29 January 2025 10: 08
                  Thank you. Thanks to you I learned what "flood" is, I had never encountered it before. Of course, there was no equivalent in Russian. And your comment is certainly informative. I wish you further success.
                  1. +1
                    29 January 2025 10: 31
                    And your comments are even more meaningful, the best of which I have read. I wish you further creative success.
                    1. AMG
                      -3
                      29 January 2025 10: 34
                      We exchanged pleasantries, a good start to the day.
          2. +1
            29 January 2025 09: 57
            Only after you collect a large number of comments, you can take from me. I expressed my opinion on the article.
  8. 0
    29 January 2025 08: 58
    Iraq and Kurdistan are not all sweet either, Pakistan and Afghanistan are also "having fun from the heart."
  9. +1
    29 January 2025 09: 59
    Turkey is responsible for our shame and defeat in Syria

    but it looks like Istanbul will again be the venue for negotiations...
    so we'll continue to smear snot all over our faces
  10. +7
    29 January 2025 10: 44
    "It is Türkiye that is responsible for our shame and defeat in Syria"
    Well, actually, it is our great geostrategists of all times and nations, from top to bottom, who are to blame for this, who do not see beyond their noses, or rather pockets, their own and their friends, whom they do not abandon. And Turkey is simply an enemy and it is somehow strange to blame the enemy that he is an enemy and does what is best for him (the enemy), and not for us.
    1. +2
      29 January 2025 11: 35
      I remember at one time, when the Turks bought an air defense system there, what was in the media, Russians and Turks are brothers forever and they remembered how Soviet Russia helped Ataturk, though they kept silent about the fact that they were against friendly partners at that time, the partners at that time were building a helicopter carrier with Russian money.. As for how many partners there were at that time and this is what "disorderly" full...no, no, diplomatic ties lead to.. Enemies all around..
      1. +1
        29 January 2025 11: 59
        I remember, I remember, they immediately forgot about the planes/helicopters shot down in Syria and it was almost like “Istanbul is ours.”
  11. +2
    29 January 2025 11: 21
    Regardless of whether Türkiye is listed in official documents as a “partner” or a “friendly state”,

    The one who draws up these official documents must think with his head. By naming the country's worst enemies in this way, he gives his compatriots a reason to think of himself as a traitor, who doesn't care with whom or how to conduct political negotiations or conclude trade agreements.
    1. +3
      29 January 2025 15: 28
      Okay, trade, but sending representatives of religious movements to study (receive instructions) is the height of idiocy. In the 90s, Chechen gangs came illegally from Turkey, now legally from Tatarstan, a mullah and dai receives assignments there.
  12. +3
    29 January 2025 14: 47
    35 years have passed since the collapse of the USSR and the redistribution of property that took place at that time.
    Some became stronger, some less, a new generation grew up, and the imperialists decided to start dividing again.
    Azerbaijan-Armenia is just an example. All sorts of "we can repeat" - and no, it didn't work out somehow.
    In much the same way, the Arab and Israeli authorities are dividing power, putting civilian commoners at risk.

    Well, you know the rest. Some with capital run away to Rostov and Moscow, Courchevel, London and the Emirates, and without capital, commoners die under gunfire and UAVs.
  13. 0
    29 January 2025 15: 22
    Whatever the development of the situation, Türkiye will become stronger. This cannot be allowed. They are already our enemies worse than the EU and the US. I wrote earlier:
    Why not support both sides of the conflict for the purpose of making a profit and making things worse? Let the Jews, Americans and Arabs sort it out themselves, we'll just throw in whatever kind of fuel we can.

    I was downvoted then, but here's what I want to add.
    I don't care about the Turks, Americans, Jews and Arabs. There is no brotherhood of nations with them. There is no real union. Let them clash and strain all their strength, they will plot against us less. For those who think that we are not like that, etc., go on a journey. They are playing against us like that, and we should respond with dignity. Honesty is not in fashion now, and when your life is at stake, you can use forbidden methods.
  14. +2
    29 January 2025 17: 05
    In 2023, Heydar Aliyev directly stated

    Or maybe it was someone else?
  15. +1
    29 January 2025 21: 23
    Wars and Armed Conflicts 2025: Iran, Israel, Türkiye, Armenia, Azerbaijan

    Unfortunately, even hypothetically, if one of these conflicts were to flare up, Russia would not remain on the sidelines.
    That is, in some way or another, it will affect her.
  16. 0
    29 January 2025 23: 57
    There are still a couple of troubles looming - in the Baltics and in Belarus. How and with what to sort all this out... I'm waiting for the subpoena.
  17. DO
    +2
    31 January 2025 00: 47
    We must accept defeat and leave Syria before the bandits change their mercy to anger and, with the support of Turkey, massacre our fighters.

    If the new Syrian authorities wanted to massacre our fighters, they would have already done it, "while it was hot." However, this did not happen, for the simple reason that this is categorically not beneficial to the current Syrian authorities. Because they and their Turkish sponsors need a Russian geopolitical counterweight, while driving out the Kurds and the American military supporting them from the oil fields in eastern Syria.

    Armenia's prospects are bleak - under the current circumstances, sooner or later it will have to become Western Azerbaijan. It's time for us to introduce a visa regime with Armenia, because as soon as Azerbaijan starts the "dearmenization" operation there, tens of thousands of refugees will rush to Russia, and anyway, thanks to Nikol Pashinyan's policy, Armenia is rapidly moving into the camp of unfriendly countries.

    As soon as the Russian border guards, who are actually guarding the Zangezur corridor, are replaced by a French contingent on Pashinyan’s initiative, and the French who came are not entirely politely forced out by the Azerbaijani army and they obediently leave without any resistance, even the Armenians will stop believing in Pashinyan’s fairy tales about friendship with the West, and will drive Pashinyan to this very West.
    And Armenia will have no choice but to restore relations with Russia.

    As a situational ally, I would like to wish Iran victory. If Iran had a common border with Israel, then so it would be, but knowing how Israel can work with aviation, I have little faith in Iran's victory.

    Yes, of course, Russia now has no time for geopolitical claims in the Middle East.
    As for Israel, I think that its leadership is behaving in the new situation in Syria like a bull in a china shop, quickly making new enemies. And if these former ill-wishers, now enemies, do not unite, then Israel will definitely be finished, and no America will save it.
  18. +1
    1 February 2025 13: 47
    In short and to the point: 2025 will be a logical continuation of the "combat" 2024, on all fronts and the unleashing of new military-political conflicts.... At the present moment, in the World, there is no "stabilizer" and worthy "counterweight" for the USA and the EU, which the USSR was... And the "protracted" SVO, with its "gestures of good will", humanitarian tactics of warfare and other innovations does not add optimism and stability to the world, which, it seems, has gone "crazy", dragging Russia into this "muddy stream"... The rainbow plans and dreams of Leopold the Cat are somehow not visible, with the addition of the word "actually" in the near future, for Russia, so precisely and quite definitely...
  19. 0
    1 February 2025 19: 32
    Strange comments to this article. It is already clear that Ze and Putin have the same owner and it is not the Russian people. If the so-called elite of Russia has real estate in the West, lives in the West, keeps their money there, their children study there, these "leaders" will do nothing for Russia. Get rid of the illusion that we here, below, decide something. The treacherous Kremlin decides, and it "decides" not in our interests. I feel sorry for the people who die in this stupid war.
  20. 0
    1 February 2025 19: 37
    In Russia, as always, there are no friends, and those who were full of hatred and malice towards us. And all because in our own kingdom, not everything is in order, it's time, it's time to deal with our own problems, for example, to gasify the entire country on a full scale, build roads, high-speed highways, sort out pensions. Bring order to the housing and communal services, sort out the army and security forces, because we've been reforming for 10 years now and there's no sense in it. In general, in our country, even without Trump, there are more than enough things to do.
  21. 0
    1 February 2025 20: 36
    Most Armenians will rush to the States and France. Yes, there are very few of those Armenians compared to the wild Central Asian migrants. In addition, Armenians will adapt to Russian rules already in the first generation, especially if they are resettled correctly, without the possibility of creating enclaves (ghettos).