WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
by Adam Kredo
June 9, 2014
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is in Turkey this week for the first official high-level meeting in nearly 20 years, sparking speculation that the two nations are growing closer as a means to offset U.S. power in the region and further solidify a deal meant to skirt U.S. sanctions on Tehran.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani landed in Ankara on Monday to meet with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and other senior Turkish officials about boosting trade ties and fighting extremism in the region.
It is the first time an Iranian president has visited Turkey since 1996, leading regional experts to raise questions about Turkey’s dependability as a U.S. ally in the fight to stop Iran’s nuclear weapons program and its continued efforts to skirt U.S. economic sanctions.
Rouhani’s meeting with Erdogan comes at a critical time, as Western nations are set to resume talks with Iran in Geneva over its contested nuclear program.
…..Turkey and Iran appear to be setting aside their differences in Syria in a bid to grow closer with one another.
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