On Saturday, October 7, the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) launched simultaneous attacks on numerous targets in Israel, causing many casualties and taking hostages. Immediately after the operation, named “Operation Al-Aqsa Flood,” attention turned to Iran, and its role in planning, directing, and conducting the operation became a subject of debate. All these developments have been observable in the Iranian press since the day of the attack. From the first day, however, the press also targeted Türkiye and all the Arab countries that had been pursuing rapprochement with Israel before the attack. As Türkiye intensified its expressions of support for Palestine, the tone in the Iranian press grew harsher, with an increasing number of analyses and reports asserting that Türkiye was pursuing a “two-faced policy” and that the events were “testing its sincerity.” Alongside these reports came analyses and coverage of protests by Turkish citizens, President Erdoğan’s remarks opposing Israel’s operations, and Azerbaijan’s support for Israel, viewed through the relationship between Azerbaijan and Türkiye. A month after the attack, the allegations went as far as claiming that Türkiye was selling Iranian oil to Israel. Attempts were also made to organize anti-Türkiye demonstrations outside its diplomatic missions in major cities such as Tehran, Mashhad, and Tabriz, although they failed to gain traction.
This study has two sections addressing the issues outlined above. First, it seeks to provide a broad account of how the Iranian press has covered Operation Al-Aqsa Flood from its first day to the present and how its rhetoric has changed. It then examines how the Iranian press views Türkiye’s position and policies in the context of the operation. ...
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This article was first published by the Center for Iranian Studies (İRAM) on November 18, 2023.
Link: https://www.iramcenter.org/iran-basininda-aksa-tufani-operasyonu-ve-turkiye-2434