China is not the enemy

If we look at the events at a higher level:

- Israel used to destabilize

- China used to build

It's pretty consistent

And from what i recall, Iran doesn't really trust China as a partner

> Aren't all these panels coming from China anyway

Turkiye not China in this case. Turkiye has a large PV fabrication industry as well [0][1][2][3] and it's Turkish companies that are leading reconstruction with Qatari, Saudi, and Emirati capital [4].

The Turkish company selected for most of these projects (Kalyon Group) is also in the PV fabrication business and Erdogan aligned.

[0] - https://cw-enerji.com/en/cw-enerji-library/cw-enerji-one-of-...

[1] - https://www.kivancsolar.com/en/corporate

[2] - https://smartsolar.com.tr/en/hakkimizda.html

[3] - https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/05/08/kalyon-pv-begins-prod...

[4] - https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/ekonomi/suriyenin-enerji-sektorune-...

> Turkiye not China in this case.

Not sure if you're referring to Syria or Iran, but the article explictly states that the solar in Syria is coming from China:

"Syria’s high level of solar panels reflects the combination of a broken-down grid during its long civil war, and the sudden rush of cheap China-made panels and batteries."

I did not know, cool info!

Yep. The name of the game right now in MENA is grabbing a chunk of Syria's reconstruction and development business [0] because it's a $200B bonanza [1] that can also now be connected with the IMEC bonanza [2], with Qatari, Saudi, and Emirati funds all competing against each other and leveraging EPCs and vendors that they have stakes or partnerships with across MENA, Europe, the US, and Asia.

[0] - https://www.arabnews.com/node/2649484/middle-east

[1] - https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/07/...

[2] - https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-901922