While Iran has always refused to admit its involvement in the battles in Idlib, the last rebel stronghold that the Russian-backed Syrian forces try to retake, several Iranian-backed groups such as the Lebanese Hezbollah are fighting in Syria.
"Ankara has clearly warned Tehran about its involvement in Idlib, which would hamper Turkish military operations in northern Syria, and also about its reported support to Kurdish rebels of PKK (outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party) operating in northern Iraq," Askeroglu noted.
Iran's actions in Syria and Iraq would determine if its relations with Turkey will progress in a better direction or not, the expert argued.
The trade between Turkey and Iran is an important factor pushing the old neighbors together, especially after the COVID-19 outbreak which has hit countries across the world.
While Iran is an oil-producing country, it is subjected to U.S sanctions, with many sectors of its economy, particularly the oil industry, seriously impacted.
In this context, Turkey offers a lifeline to Iran regarding trade as Ankara opposes Washington's unilateral sanctions against its neighbor.
"While the whole world is struggling against the (COVID-19) pandemic, the U.S., instead of showing solidarity with the world, is using the outbreak ... as an opportunity to seek to change the regime in Iran," commented Turkish political analyst Nedim Sener in the Hurriyet daily.
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