Is Turkey Warming Up To Iran?

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In this interview, investigative journalist and human rights lawyer Dimitri Lascaris speaks with Prof. Dr. Foad Izadi, Professor of World Studies at the University of Tehran, about Turkey’s relations with Israel, the United States, and Iran in the context of Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan’s recent visit to Tehran and the ongoing war in Gaza. Izadi discusses Turkey’s existing trade and energy ties with Israel and their impact on Iran and Hezbollah, the conditions and intelligence activities along the Iranian-Turkish border, the interest-driven and limited support Iran receives from Russia and China, and why he believes that the UN “snapback” sanctions have been far less consequential than the broader U.S. economic pressure on Iran.

This video was produced by Reason2Resist and published on their YouTube channel on the 3rd of December, 2025.

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ABOUT DIMITRI LASCARIS

Dimitri Lascaris is a journalist and lawyer. As a lawyer, he specializes in class action litigation, international law and human rights. He was a member of the shadow cabinets of the Green Parties of Canada and Quebec. In 2020, he ran for the leadership of the Green Party of Canada and came in second. He is also the founder and editor of the YouTube channel Reason2Resist with Dimitri Lascaris: https://www.youtube.com/@reason2resist

ABOUT DR. FOAD IZADI

Dr. Foad Izadi is an associate professor in the Faculty of World Studies at the University of Tehran, specializing in North American studies, public diplomacy, and Iran–United States relations. His research focuses on U.S. foreign policy, media discourse, and communication strategies toward Iran, and he has published extensively on U.S. and Israeli public diplomacy. He holds a PhD in mass communication from Louisiana State University and master’s and bachelor’s degrees in mass communication and economics from the University of Houston.