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Tuesday, August 31, 2010     FOR YOUR EYES ONLY

U.S. warns Turkey on warming its ties with Iran

ANKARA — The United States has warned of the prospect of sanctions on Turkey.

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Officials said a U.S. delegation has relayed its concern over Turkey's strategic relationship with Iran. They said the administration warned that Turkish investment in Iran's energy or military sectors would result in sanctions.

"They sent a delegation with names of our companies that were doing business in Iran," an official said.


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Officials said the U.S. delegation focused on Turkey's efforts to win projects in Iran's energy sector. They cited the state-owned Turkish Petroleum Corp., which has been delivering gasoline and other fuel to Iran.

The administration has warned that several Turkish companies could come under sanctions which officials said would ban these companies from doing any business with or in the United States.

Another Turkish contractor in Iran was identified as the state-owned Turkish Petroleum Refineries Corp., or Tupras. In July, Tupras resumed gasoline exports to Iran amid the threat of an embargo on Teheran.

"The message was that any Turkish company caught doing this would be penalized," the official said.



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