On the Israeli, Turkish and US maneuvers in the Mediterranean

The Turkish daily Millet said on Monday that the Turkish, Israeli and American naval maneuvers which started on Sunday in the international waters off the Israeli coasts might affect Arab- Turkish relations which has been improving.

The paper added that important countries in the region like Iraq, Iran, Syria and Egypt did not take part in these maneuvers as observers and it is possible that these country will denounce the Turkish position, especially as these maneuvers have started before the suspension of clashes between Israel and Palestine.