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The United States has warned Turkey that it will "aggressively" implement sanctions against Iran, which will come into force next month, so that Turkish companies negotiating with neighboring countries will not be able to more operate in the United States. Turkish newspaper Sabah quotes Turkish official sources
"If Turkish companies want to continue doing business with Iranians, they must understand that they will not do business in the US market or with the US financial system ". from the United States, Marshall Billingslea, quoted by the newspaper Hürriyet Daily News
Billingslea is part of an American delegation that went to Turkey to discuss the future of international relations. Business between Ankara and Tehran after the entry into force of sanctions announced by Washington last May
The blockade of the Islamic Republic that US President Donald Trump yearns for, after withdrawing his country from the US Iran's nuclear deal, threatens to mainly affect Turkish companies in the oil sector.
Turkish imports of Iranian crude increased and in the first quarter of this year accounted for 50% of total oil imports, a percentage that was 27% in 2017.
Washington representatives met with Turkish companies on Thursday and representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Central Bank of Turkey on Friday. [19659002] Regarding the possibility that some are trying to circumvent the sanctions by sending gold to Iran in exchange for oil or other property, Billingslea said that "the sanctions of the Treasure will be applied very, very aggressively and exhaustively. "
" We will be much more active than in the past, "he insisted, referring to the previous round of international sanctions imposed on Tehran for its controversial program. nuclear weapons, which were in effect until the signing of the nuclear agreement in 2015 between Iran and six major powers.
The senior official admitted that he "was following large gold purchases in Turkey these days" and "was examining and trying to understand"
"Turkish companies and banks need to recognize that we gave them 180 days before the entry into force of the sanctions to give them enough time to close their business (with Iran), "said Billingslea. 19659002] For its part, the Turkish Foreign Ministry emphasized in a statement the importance of its relations with Iran. "The Turkish authorities are making sure that Turkey is not affected by the upcoming sanctions," notes the note.
"Iran is an important neighbor of Turkey and we have important economic and trade relations, such as energy agreements, so we will monitor the sanctions of the United States. United, "he adds
Ankara and Tehran expressed on more than one occasion their intention to maintain commercial ties, they even talked about the possibility of trading crude oil with their local currencies, the Turkish lira and the Iranian rial. EFE.
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