Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Nov. 04 Turkeys Defence Minister General Hilmi Özkök has called for a review of Ankaras ties with Iran citing Tehrans nuclear threat, several dailies have reported. Iran Focus
Tehran, Iran, Nov. 04 Turkeys Defence Minister General Hilmi Özkök has called for a review of Ankaras ties with Iran citing Tehrans nuclear threat, several dailies have reported.
Özkök said that Irans sensitive nuclear activities constituted a major threat to Turkeys national security.
The Turkish Defence Minister described comments by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad which called for the destruction of Israel and threatened Muslim nations that developed ties with the Jewish state as distressing, and added, Turkey must review its policy vis-à-vis Iran.
Özkök holds large sway over Ankaras foreign policy decisions.
Last Friday, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged Tehran not to meddle in other countries’ ties with Israel, instead calling on the Islamic Republic to apply “political sobriety”.