Monday, September 20, 2010

Yahoo! News - Special report: Tracking Iran's nuclear money trail to Turkey
Yahoo! News reports: "Turkey and other U.S. allies have been allowing Iranian banks with suspected links to Tehran's nuclear program to do business within their borders, frustrating Western countries trying to put a financial squeeze on the Islamic Republic, Reuters has learned."

Yahoo! News - Israel's Peres refuses to meet Turkish president
Yahoo News reports: "Israeli President Shimon Peres said on Monday he declined to meet his Turkish counterpart after he had set conditions Israel could not accept as tensions between the two countries remain high [...] Gul however said he would meet Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad for talks focusing on the Islamic republic's controversial nuclear program as Turkey continues efforts to facilitate talks between Iran and the West."

NYTimes.com - AP Interview - Gul Backs Mideast Nuclear-Free Zone
The New York Times reports: "Turkish President Abdullah Gul said Monday he will call for a Middle East totally free of nuclear weapons when he addresses the U.N. General Assembly later this week."

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