“Though Iran claims its program is aimed at building nuclear energy plants, this argument does not seem to have convinced any of the concerned nations, including Turkey"
NCRI – "Iran is facing serious social unrest and misery that will explode one day. But if it possesses nuclear weapons before any serious social unrest breaks out, any such situation will be incomparably worse," one Turkish diplomat, who requested anonymity, told Turkish daily Today’s Zaman.
“Even if Iran does not use its nuclear capability, if it does gain it, it will become a threat to the whole region; Turkish diplomatic source told Today's Zaman. President Abdullah Gül clarified Turkey's concerns about Iran on his way to Tehran early in March, saying Turkey would oppose its neighbor's desire to acquire nuclear weapons. Turkey has always opposed Iran's possible acquisition of nuclear arms, but it has preferred not to make public,” the report added.
“Though Iran claims its program is aimed at building nuclear energy plants, this argument does not seem to have convinced any of the concerned nations, including Turkey.
“Turkey has already initiated plans to build its own nuclear energy plants for peaceful purposes to meet its growing energy needs in this energy-scarce country. But if Iran is not stopped and acquires nuclear arms, there are concerns that Turkey and other countries in the region might be compelled to develop nuclear weapons.”
The Turkish daily wrote “due to the existence of more than one power center that runs state affairs in Iran, Turkey is understood as not having received healthy feedback from Tehran over its diplomatic efforts with the country.”
“Iranians listen to us [Turkey], but we do not receive feedback,” stressed the Turkish diplomatic source.
“There is speculation that if Iran does not accept an earlier package (soon to be modified) offered by the five permanent members of the UN Security Council as well as Germany, called the P5+1, Tehran may face oil or gas embargos,” the report said.
