736: Erdogan recommends a two-state solution for Cyprus. @shendersongulf
Image: Cyprus. Nicosia. Entrance to St. Sophia Mosque Simon Henderson, @shendersongulf, Nuclear violations & IAEAreport. Gulf reaction to IAEA report. Eastern Med. Erdogan “making nice” – an interesting thought; his definition is not like ours. Cyprus, 1974 a war so Turkish forces controlled the north and Cypriots had only the southern portion. Line foes trough Nicosia, the capital. EU calls it one island, one country; trouble is, Turkey declared that the northern part was the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus, recognized by no one. Now, significant for undersea gas reserves. Erdogan hopes he US will ignore; Europeans are quite interested by it but they just play diplomacy, while Erdogan plays both diplomacy and mil force. G20 in Riyadh virtual summit: The king stopped Saudis from following Bahrain in the Abraham Accords, although MBS wishes to join. MBBS still contaminated by blame for Kashoggi murder, so many leaders may stand back. IAEA report on Iran increasing its nuclear developments. Report is technical in style, but is astonishingly worrying about what Iran is doing: “This answer was unsatisfactory,” or “makes no technical sense.” Simon Henderson is the Baker Fellow at The Washington Institute and director of the Institute's Bernstein Program on Gulf and Energy Policy, specializing in energy matters and the conservative Arab states of the Persian Gulf. • https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/latest-iran-nuclear-inspection-report-reveals-multiple-concerns • https://www.arabnews.com/node/1764931/middle-east • https://www.axios.com/bahrain-foreign-minister-israel-iran-nuclear-deal-62ff4cde-4b51-4f17-84d2-f7c923bb606d.ht ml • https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/biden-cant-avoid-erdogan-but-he-can-keep-the-u.s.-turkish-relationship-on-t • http://al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2020/11/turkey-cyprus-erdogan-two-state-solution-drilling-east-med.html