The US’s new plan for West Asia

The wars waged and supported by the US continue on different fronts.

Israel’s attack was repelled by Iran and the US/Israel side was forced to declare a ceasefire.

In Gaza, the Palestinian people continue to resist the occupation despite the Israeli genocide.

In such a bloody and violent period, the new US Ambassador to Ankara and Special Representative for Syria, Tom Barrack, gave a comprehensive interview to Anadolu Agency.

The lines between the interview contain important information about the new order the US wants to impose on the states and peoples of West Asia.

For this reason, we felt the need to share significant sections of the relevant interview with our readers.

The subheadings were added by us.

US Ambassador to Ankara and Special Representative for Syria Tom Barrack begins his interview by praising the good relations that US President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio have established with their Turkish counterparts Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Hakan Fidan.

“Türkiye is a great NATO ally”

Barrack uses the following expressions regarding the “close” relations; “It started with a personal relationship, closeness, and understanding based on mutual trust, between two presidents and their foreign ministers, four people, at a very, very important time in history.”

Barrack states that Türkiye has always been seen as a great NATO ally by the US, and says, “Türkiye has never received the full value and importance it deserves as a major regional actor.”

Barrack describes the meeting between Trump and Erdoğan as follows; “This was a meeting where the two leaders directly explained their priorities to each other and sincerely shared how they could make people’s lives better in the region (West Asia).”

The Ottoman Empire model for Western Asia

Barrack’s interview continues with hot developments in Western Asia.

While praising the historical multicultural/fragmented structure of Izmir, where he was during the interview, Barrack states that there is a similar structure in Western Asia and that Türkiye can play a central role here. Barrack brings up Türkiye’s role in Syria through multiculturalism with the following statements; “I think Türkiye can be the central point of all of this, as you see in Syria. A large part of what is happening in Syria is happening thanks to Türkiye and its leadership.”

In the later parts of the interview, Barrack suggests the Ottoman Empire model for Western Asia. Anadolu Agency summarizes these statements as follows; “Reminding that the ‘nation system’ in the Ottoman Empire allowed different groups to continue their existence in a centralized system for hundreds of years, Barrack emphasized that a new dialogue is needed for the new generation and that this dialogue is not war.”

Roadmap for Israel’s integration into the region

Barrack also touches upon the Iran-Israel War and the role that Türkiye can play in this regard with the following statements; “Israel needs to be redefined, it is currently in the process of being redefined. What is happening between Israel and Iran is an opportunity for all of us to say, time is up, let’s open a new path. Türkiye is the key to this path.”

Barrack goes beyond the statements “Israel needs to be redefined” with the following statements in the following sections; “There is no reason why Israel should not unite with the Muslim world. This power is a regional power. That is why the first steps taken by the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Sudan have started this (…) It is very difficult to expand this in the midst of discussions about Gaza, this is really a problem. What Steve (Steve Witkoff, Trump’s Special Representative for the Middle East) has done is negotiate incredibly and try to end these hostilities (…) My belief is that this problem will be solved. I think we will see a ceasefire in Gaza in the near future. “We have the right team for this. After the ceasefire is achieved, progress will be made, first with small steps, towards non-conflict with Israel.”

Anadolu Agency reports Barrack’s assessments of Türkiye-Israel relations as follows; “Barrack, who claims that Türkiye and Israel had “wonderful relations” in the past, claimed that this could happen again and said that this was not a religious issue.” Barrack explains his plan to integrate Israel into the region as follows; “This is a misunderstanding about territorial claims. So I hope that a discussion, a dialogue will be established between Syria and Israel. The same applies between Lebanon and Israel.”

Barrack, who said that the US has wonderful relations with both sides, said, “I think the Middle East is ready for a new dialogue. People are tired of the same stories. I think we will see small steps. Everyone will return to the Abraham Accords. Especially in the case of Gaza, because that is the real big issue right now.”

US plan to bring Colani’s Syria and Israel together

Barrack continued the interview by saying that an agreement could be signed between Syria and Israel, and that Syria’s new President Colani does not hate Israel, does not have a religious grudge against Israel, and wants peace on the border, and noted the following; “I know Israel wants the same thing. We will most likely see the start of backdoor dialogue on simpler issues such as border security. Over time, this will turn into a broader non-conflict dialogue, seeking an answer to the question: How do we stabilize the border?” Barrack added that Israel and Lebanon could also bring each other together, just like in the Syria-Israel model.

The plan to integrate the PKK into the Syrian state

In the interview, Barrack also explains his plans to integrate the PKK terrorist organization and its derivatives in Syria into the Syrian state politically and militarily. Barrack makes the following statements; “There will be only one nation state that we will deal with (in Syria), and that is the Syrian government (…) The PKK, the SDF, which includes an element we call the YPG, took part in the fight against ISIS alongside US forces and carried out a common mission (…) “The SDF should be integrated into the new Syria, both militarily and politically. Just as the Alawites, Druze and other communities are also seeking representation…”