Iran–Turkey proxy conflict

Iran–Turkey proxy conflict
	Part of the Iran–Israel proxy conflict and the Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict
	; Countries aligned with one of the two sides
Date	15 March 2011 – present (14 years, 3 months and 4 days)
Location	Mainly South Caucasus, Iraq and Syria, also Yemen, Libya, and Central Asia.
Result	Ongoing
Belligerents
Iran; Proxies Kurdistan Workers' Party ; PUK ; Kurdish Hezbollah ; Sinjar Alliance ; Hezbollah ; Popular Mobilization Forces ; Islamic Resistance in Iraq ; Houthi movement ; Husayniyun ; Libyan House of Representatives (sometimes) ; Support Armenia ; Syria (until 2024) ; Iraq (sometimes) ; Rojava (sometimes) ; Russia ; China ; North Korea ; India (sometimes);	Turkey; Proxies Government of National Accord ; Libyan House of Representatives (sometimes) ; Presidential Leadership Council ; GAMOH ; AMDT ; JAMAH ; Iraqi Turkmen Front ; National Council of Resistance of Iran ; KDP ; KDPI (1993–1995) ; Komala (1993–1995) ; Muslim Brotherhood (sometimes) ; Support Azerbaijan ; Qatar ; Syria (since 2024) ; Palestinian Authority ; Israel (sometimes) ; Pakistan (sometimes) ; United States ; United Kingdom ; NATO ; OTS ; GCC (sometimes) ;
Commanders and leaders
Ali Khamenei; Amir Ali Hajizadeh	Recep Tayyip Erdoğan; Abdullah Gül

The Iran–Turkey proxy conflict refers to the indirect conflict originating from the regional rivalry between Iran and Turkey in the Middle East, mainly during armed conflicts and struggles for influence.