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Iran warns Turkey to avoid ‘pushing Tehran’s patience to limits’
2017-02-21
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi has cautioned Turkish officials to "watch their words about Iran" on Monday, warning that Iran’s patience has a limit.

"The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire....
is one of our important neighbors and it has enjoyed much of our assistance, especially after the failed coup (in Turkey last year)," FARS news agency quoted Ghasemi as saying.

"We hope that they speak about Iran more wisely to not make us respond. We will be patient with Turkey but patience has limits," he added.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu’s said that the Iran strategy and role played in the region has a destabilizing nature with an end goal of making both Iraq and Syria two Shiite states.

Speaking at the Munich Security Conference a day earlier, Cavusoglu said that Tehran must cease its continued disruption to regional security and stability.

Iran’s foreign ministry had also dismissed Cavusoglu’s "unconstructive" recent anti-Iran claims.

"Those who have carried out meddlesome, illegal and illegitimate measures, supported terrorist groups and caused bloodshed and escalation of tensions and instability in the region cannot evade liability for such moves by playing a blame game," Ghasemi said.
Posted by:Fred

#4  I wonder if this tiff is why the s-400s are being deployed around Moscow? NATO sure isn't a threat.
Posted by: Skidmark   2017-02-21 12:58  

#3  "Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu’s said that the Iran strategy and role played in the region has a destabilizing nature with an end goal of making both Iraq and Syria two Shiite states."

he could have added Lebanon and Yemen to that list.

Posted by: lord garth   2017-02-21 12:26  

#2  Popcorn
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2017-02-21 12:18  

#1  If they didn't have nukes, they'd have a lot more patience. Thanks, 0bean.
Posted by: gorb   2017-02-21 12:08  

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