Special to WorldTribune.com
WASHINGTON — The United States has removed the threat of sanctions
from Turkey for its purchase of crude oil from neighboring Iran.
The administration of President Barack Obama has exempted Turkey as well as six other countries from financial sanctions on Iran’s energy sector.
Officials said the administration determined that Ankara was among the countries that slashed orders of Iranian crude.
“Today, I have made the determination that seven economies — India, Malaysia, Republic of Korea, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Turkey and Taiwan — have all significantly reduced their volume of crude oil purchases from Iran,” Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on June 11.
Officials said Turkey, a leading energy client of Teheran, reduced
purchases of Iranian crude by 30 percent.
Turkey has also sought to mediate the nuclear crisis between the West and Iran.
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