https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/42643ba8-dc56-46d7-b255-d0a9e0345982 Could the Israel-Iran war could spark a nuclear arms race in the Middle East? LSE Professor and author Fawaz Gerges tells @el.sayyed many regional leaders are already thinking about how to deter Israel and the US, and some are looking to ballistic missiles, or even nuclear deterrence as an option. He says Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu is boasting about “changing the face of the Middle East”, and his comments have not gone unnoticed. For decades, Turkey has viewed Iran as a destabilising force and opposed Tehran’s ambitions to obtain a nuclear weapon. However, Israel’s unilateral attack on Iran was seen by the Turkish public as a sign that Israel could one day target Turkey. On Monday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkey was accelerating its medium- and long-range ballistic missile programme and deepening its deterrence to make Turkey a country no one would dare to defy. Watch the full interview on YouTube, and tune in to MEE LIVE every Tuesday and Thursday 5pm BST, 12pm EST. Thu, 09 Apr 2026 06:04:09 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tankie.tube https://tankie.tube/lazy-static/avatars/3ba3ff73-a8b6-49c9-add8-9653ef090c7f.webp https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/42643ba8-dc56-46d7-b255-d0a9e0345982 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tankie.tube/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.