Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday issued a stern warning against the emergence of a “new Sykes-Picot order” in the Middle East, cautioning against redrawing borders through violence.
“We will not allow the establishment of a new Sykes-Picot order in our region with borders to be drawn in blood,” Erdogan said during a summit of Islamic countries held in Istanbul, according to Al Jazeera.
The original Sykes-Picot Agreement, signed in 1916 between Britain and France during World War I, was a secret pact that aimed to divide the Ottoman Empire’s Arab provinces into zones of British and French control and influence following the empire's collapse.
Erdogan also voiced support for Iran amid ongoing regional tensions, expressing optimism about the country's ability to weather current challenges.
“We have no doubt the Iranian people, with their solidarity in the face of difficulties and strong state experience, will hopefully overcome these days,” he said.
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Meanwhile, the Israeli military has released footage and photographs claiming to show a strike on Iran’s Isfahan nuclear facility.
“This is what the nuclear facility in Isfahan looks like, which is used to convert uranium, which is the stage that follows the enrichment stage on the way to producing nuclear weapons,” said Israeli army spokesperson Avichay Adraee in a statement.
“The air force struck the central facility along with buildings used to produce centrifuges. We continue to strike the Iranian nuclear project,” he added.