Three days after the fall of the Assad regime, Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei accused Turkey, without naming it, of being responsible for the matter. Since then, while the Turks have been tightening their grip on the new Syrian regime, Tehran and Damascus have been exchanging verbal blows.

It seems that in the future, tensions between Tehran and Ankara will only increase, and the question is whether this will lead to a severance of relations between the two. The media in both countries is engaged in the issue. Most commentators believe that despite Iranian bitterness towards Turkey, Tehran will not completely sever relations, mainly due to economic considerations. Turkey is helping Iran circumvent sanctions, and Iran is considered an important export market for the Turkish economy.

Especially now, just weeks before Trump re-enters the White House, it would be an Iranian mistake to sever relations with Turkey, since if sanctions against it are tightened, Turkey serves as an important oxygen conduit for the Iranian economy.