The Turkish Foreign Ministry has previously announced that all military operations are ready for any intervention in Syria. When it can happen is unclear.
However, Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, in a telephone conversation with his Turkish counterpart Mevlüt Cavusoglu, has made clear that Iran opposes a Turkish military operation. The country warns that a military operation would not provide an improved security situation for Turkey. It would lead to great material destruction and human suffering, warns Iran.
In September, Iran, Turkey and Russia last held a joint meeting on the situation in Syria. The countries have partly different interests in the country. Iran and Russia have long backed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, while Turkey has backed some rebel groups.
Following Monday's sudden decision to withdraw US troops from northern Syria on Monday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said a military operation could be launched anytime soon. Trump described it as part of a strategy to pull out of all conflicts that do not directly benefit American interests. Trump also warned Turkey to go too far. In that case, he will "completely destroy and wipe out the Turkish economy".
Russia did not informKremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday that Russia had not been informed in advance by the US or Turkey of any agreements to withdraw US troops from northeastern Syria, the Reuters news agency reports.
Peskov also said it remains to be seen how many US troops would be withdrawn. Other details were also unclear.
"We are following the situation closely," he said.