Turkey Identified as Israel's "Next Iran" — Growing Strategic Threat Replacing Tehran

FDD / Middle East Monitor 2026-04-06 Geopolitics Middle East Source

Former Israeli PM Naftali Bennett says Turkey, with Qatar support, is replacing Iran as Israel's major strategic threat. Ankara's growing challenge to Western interests and Israel represents a shift in regional power dynamics.

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Gog/Magog Coalition Invades Israel in the Latter Years unfulfilled

Turkey (Gomer/Togarmah in Ezek 38:6) emerging as Israel's primary strategic adversary. Ezekiel names Gomer and "the house of Togarmah of the north quarters" — both map to Anatolia/Turkey. Turkey replacing Iran as the threat aligns with the coalition shifting.