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TURKEY, AZERBAIJAN - SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN
Igor Muradyan
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/comments25091.html
Published: 18:04:02 - 09/02/2012
Turkey and Azerbaijan announce that they will not support sanctions
against Iran unless the UN approves those sanctions.
It should be noted that the welfare of the Turkish economy is mostly
related to Iran which has become its lead supplier of oil and gas
and is therefore the most important and closest market for several
branches of Turkey's economy. The sanctions against Iran would do
great harm to Turkey. In addition, the Iranian direction of external
economic relations cannot be compensated in the visible future.
Unlike the Arab states which do not implement significant supplies
of goods (except for oil), Turkey depends on the external market
because its economics is mostly aimed at the external market of raw
materials and supply. Hence, sanctions against Iran mean sanctions
against Turkey.
At the same time, like Iran, Turkey fears the critical line in their
relations and will always observe the rules of the game, knowing that
a confrontation would lead to a regional catastrophe.
However, the present U.S.-Turkish relations when Turkey has accepted
most conditions of the United States have marked the place Turkey
has occupied in forming the anti-Iranian front. The Iranians do not
cherish illusions regarding the positions and functions which Turkey
performs in the U.S. strategy in the Near East and expects the worst
which apparently is something impossible thing, in other words,
an offensive on Iran.
However, these are only separate fragments in the Turkish-Iranian
relations but if the main goal of Turkey is concerned, it is the
restraint on the expansion of Iran in a long-term perspective.
Therefore, to say that Turkey does not participate in the sanctions
is profanation.
The same goes for Azerbaijan which has become a platform for the
intelligence activities of the United States and Israel in regard to
Iran. At the same time, Azerbaijan has become the main destabilizing
factor for Iran in the north. Iran has conducted deep and systemic
work for the failure of Azerbaijan as a state and society, and now
it no longer hides it. Azerbaijan needs strong backing and security
guarantees because Iran is viewed as enemy N1.
In this situation, Azerbaijan also understands that the sole real
guarantor can be only the United States and, of course, is ready to
do any service.
It is possible that Turkey and Azerbaijan have agreed the conditions of
their position and attitude towards Iran which will soon become known
one way or another. It is necessary to note that this speculative
position of Turkey and Azerbaijan must be conducted in terms of
arguments in clarifying the relations between the United States and
Armenia regarding the anti-Iranian sanctions if it has to be done.
Igor Muradyan
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/comments25091.html
Published: 18:04:02 - 09/02/2012
Turkey and Azerbaijan announce that they will not support sanctions
against Iran unless the UN approves those sanctions.
It should be noted that the welfare of the Turkish economy is mostly
related to Iran which has become its lead supplier of oil and gas
and is therefore the most important and closest market for several
branches of Turkey's economy. The sanctions against Iran would do
great harm to Turkey. In addition, the Iranian direction of external
economic relations cannot be compensated in the visible future.
Unlike the Arab states which do not implement significant supplies
of goods (except for oil), Turkey depends on the external market
because its economics is mostly aimed at the external market of raw
materials and supply. Hence, sanctions against Iran mean sanctions
against Turkey.
At the same time, like Iran, Turkey fears the critical line in their
relations and will always observe the rules of the game, knowing that
a confrontation would lead to a regional catastrophe.
However, the present U.S.-Turkish relations when Turkey has accepted
most conditions of the United States have marked the place Turkey
has occupied in forming the anti-Iranian front. The Iranians do not
cherish illusions regarding the positions and functions which Turkey
performs in the U.S. strategy in the Near East and expects the worst
which apparently is something impossible thing, in other words,
an offensive on Iran.
However, these are only separate fragments in the Turkish-Iranian
relations but if the main goal of Turkey is concerned, it is the
restraint on the expansion of Iran in a long-term perspective.
Therefore, to say that Turkey does not participate in the sanctions
is profanation.
The same goes for Azerbaijan which has become a platform for the
intelligence activities of the United States and Israel in regard to
Iran. At the same time, Azerbaijan has become the main destabilizing
factor for Iran in the north. Iran has conducted deep and systemic
work for the failure of Azerbaijan as a state and society, and now
it no longer hides it. Azerbaijan needs strong backing and security
guarantees because Iran is viewed as enemy N1.
In this situation, Azerbaijan also understands that the sole real
guarantor can be only the United States and, of course, is ready to
do any service.
It is possible that Turkey and Azerbaijan have agreed the conditions of
their position and attitude towards Iran which will soon become known
one way or another. It is necessary to note that this speculative
position of Turkey and Azerbaijan must be conducted in terms of
arguments in clarifying the relations between the United States and
Armenia regarding the anti-Iranian sanctions if it has to be done.