Iran and Turkey Cooperation in the trans-regional transportation network and its Impact on the Implementation of the Chinese BRI in the Middle East

This paper explores the prospects of cooperation between Iran and Turkey in the trans-regional transportation network, particularly the International North-South Corridor and the Middle Corridor, and the impact of such collaboration on implementing the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative in the Middle East. The paper concludes the implementation of the Belt and Road Initiative in the greater Middle Eastern region would undoubtedly be made possible by cooperation between Iran and Turkey in the transregional transportation network, specifically in the International North-South Corridor and the Middle Corridor.