# US ambassador to Türkiye discusses unintended consequences of Iran war

https://mins.news/en/video/110986

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-10-22 11:02 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFPn4gZEW9Y

> Tom Barrack, the US ambassador to Türkiye and special presidential envoy for Syria and Iraq, says Washington’s relationship with Middle Eastern countries needs to change and that the US no longer seeks to dominate the region. He declines to say whether the Iran war was a mistake, but acknowledges its instability has produced unintended consequences. Barrack says Donald Trump opposes what he calls “forever wars.”

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