IIRC, neither Israel nor Turkey were going to be suppliers, but they were needed as part of proposed routes for the pipeline. The natural gas rich areas are in

IIRC, neither Israel nor Turkey were going to be suppliers, but they were needed as part of proposed routes for the pipeline. The natural gas rich areas are in southern Iran and Qatar. Syria stopped the plan, and they said no to protect Russia's interests. And Assad is only still in power because he has Russian protection. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar%E2%80%93Turkey_pipeline https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar%E2%80%93Turkey_pipeline