His statement comes at a time when the Trump administration is engaged in efforts to facilitate Israel-Syria peace talks and end the Gaza War in the region.
New Delhi: US President Donald Trump’s Turkish envoy, Tom Barrack, has sent shockwaves through the Arab world. He declared, “There’s no place called the Middle East, it’s just a gathering of tribes and villages.” Barrak is currently the US Special Envoy for Syria, and his statement comes at a time when the Trump administration is engaged in efforts to facilitate Israel-Syria peace talks and end the Gaza War in the region.
European leaders created artificial nation-states
In an interview with Saudi media Asharq News, Barrak said that European leaders, through the Sykes-Picot Agreement of 1916, dismantled the Ottoman Empire and creat