Professor Hasan Ünal: Iran’s Victory Marked a STRATEGIC DEFEAT for Israel and the United States

On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Hasan Ünal, Professor of Political Science and International Relations at Ankara’s Başkent University and Host of the Strategic Compass podcast. He discusses Türkiye’s position on the US-Israeli war on Iran and the anti-American and anti-Israeli sentiment of the Turkish public, Türkiye’s intelligence sharing with Iran to combat US-backed Kurdish groups who would have been Trump’s regime change ground troops, the US’ use of Incirlik Air Base and the presence of US troops in the country, Türkiye’s ultimatum to the US over the war on Iran, the view in Israel that the next target after Iran will be Türkiye, why Türkiye helped overthrow Bashar Al-Assad in Syria despite him being a leader against Israel, Türkiye’s supplying of Ukraine with weaponry while calling Russia a partner, why he believes NATO will crumble in the multipolar world, and much more. Chapters (00:00:00) - Going Undercover: Iran-US Relations(00:01:18) - Turkey's position on the Trump Netanyahu war on Iran(00:14:41) - Israel's Next Target(00:21:29) - Turkey-Russia Relations(00:26:21) - Iran's War Against the US and Israel