Israeli media says Turkey was ready to intervene over Kurdish incursion into Iran

Israeli media says Turkey was ready to intervene over Kurdish incursion into Iran Submitted by Nadav Rapaport on Tue, 07/21/2026 - 08:37 Report says Ankara considered providing aerial support to Tehran, while Trump claims he urged Erdogan to stay out of the war Turkish Air Force aerobatic team Soloturk performs a demonstration flight over Istanbul's Sultanahmet Mosque, marking the 102nd anniversary of Victory Day in Istanbul on 30 August 2024 (Kemal Aslan/AFP) Off Israeli media has claimed that Turkey was prepared to provide Iran with aerial military support if Kurdish militias had invaded the country during the Israeli-US war on Iran earlier this year. According to a report published on Sunday by Israeli public broadcaster Kan 11, Ankara warned it would act to prevent a Kurdish incursion into Iran, derailing an Israeli-US plan drawn up months before the war began in February. Israeli sources told Kan 11 that Turkey came close to intervening in the conflict, with the option of providing Iran with aerial defence against Israeli and US air strikes under discussion.