Just days before President Donald Trump’s slated meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday at the White House, Ankara hosted an Iranian official linked to the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish center in Buenos Aires
Turkey Events
Iran’s mullahs begin to move billions from their collapsing country
In Iran, Eshaq Jahangiri Kouhshahi, the first vice president of the President Hassan Rouhani’s regime, said on Oct. 22 that $22 billion of the country’s resources were taken to Istanbul and Dubai under the pretext of increasing the value of the country’s troubled rial currency
Iranian soldiers killed one Turkish soldier
The Turkish Defense Ministry is claiming that a soldier has been killed on its border after gunfire from Iran
Turkish state bank funneled billions to Iran
Federal prosecutors have charged a Turkish state-run bank with funneling billions of dollars to Iran, a violation of U.S. sanctions
Iranian army launches unscheduled exercises near Turkish border
Iran’s regular army has held an unexpected drill northwest of the country, near the common border with Turkey on Wednesday, October 9
Turkey role as a hub from which Hamas handles its financial matters
New designations recently published by the US Department of State and Department of the Treasury reveals Turkey’s central role as a hub from which Hamas handles its financial matters, including funding terrorist networks in Judea and Samaria
Erdogan punished investigators who probed IRGC Quds Force operatives in Turkey
A secret Turkish intelligence document obtained by Nordic Monitor has revealed how the pro-Iranian government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan hunted down investigators, prosecutors and judges who were involved in probing Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force operatives and assets in Turkey
Turkey will host Putin and Rouhani to discuss Syrian war
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is hosting his Russian and Iranian counterparts in Ankara on September 16 for their latest meeting on Syria
U.S. considering sanctions on Turkey over S-400 air defense system
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Monday that the Trump administration is considering the imposition of sanctions on Turkey over its purchase of the Russian-made S-400 air defense missile system but that no decisions have been made, Reuters reports
Exports from Iran to Turkey fall
As reported, the figure shows a 38-percent fall from that of the same period of time in the previous year. The country’s imports from Turkey also fell seven percent to $1.4 billion in the mentioned seven-month period year on year
Destination remains obscure for Iran oil tanker
An Iranian oil tanker pursued by the U.S. on Friday again listed its destination as Turkey but the Turkish foreign minister added to the confusion by saying the vessel is headed to Lebanon — statements that were promptly denied in Beirut
