This is plausibly the Turkish POV on Egyptian threats. Increasingly everyone understands that conflict averse Egypt is serious about intervening, except, I& #39;ve been told, Turkey. Task some Egypt allies have faced is persuading Turkey that Sisi is serious. https://twitter.com/ragipsoylu/status/1275089970332684288">https://twitter.com/ragipsoyl...

The arguments that Egypt& #39;s threats are empty are base it seems on faulty analysis ie "we don& #39;t think Egypt has capabilities and is tied up in Sinai hence won& #39;t follow through." What matters is Egypt& #39;s perception of its capabilities, and what it sees as its choices, not others& #39;.

Is Egypt enthusiastic about intervening? Not in the least. Sisi& #39;s speech and its international messaging are clear on a preference for a negotiated settlement. An intervention if redlines ignored would be more a political and negotiation tactic than a military one.

Incidentally, if Egypt does militarily intervene, this wouldn& #39;t be the first time it launched a war to be taken more seriously in negotiations, and against analysis downplaying its capabilities/intent.

No similarity otherwise of course between Libya and 1973, but some misperceptions are common to both situations