Turkey Refusing to Allow Attack on Iran

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Davutoglu: Turkey No Platform for Attacking Iran

TEHRAN (FNA)- Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu underlined that his country will not allow the NATO to use its territory to strike Iran.

Davutoglu made the remarks during a joint press conference with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow.

He said that Turkey has never cooperated with those who wanted to harm its neighboring countries like Russia, Iran or Syria.

Iran-Turkey border has always been a border of peace, and it will continue to be so, he added.

Noting that he discussed Iran and Syria issues with Lavrov, Davutoglu said that Turkey's position with Russia was very similar in Iran issue, adding that talks on Iran's nuclear program should resume rapidly.

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Russia and Turkey had almost the same position on Iran and Russia wanted this issue to be solved through diplomatic means.

Moscow believes that Iran's nuclear problem can be solved only diplomatically and politically, he added.

Russia wants the soonest resumption of the talks between Iran and the Group 5+1 (the five permanent UN Security Council members plus Germany) and Iran.

Israel and its close ally the United States accuse Iran of seeking a nuclear weapon, while they have never presented any corroborative document to substantiate their allegations. Both Washington and Tel Aviv possess advanced weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear warheads.

Iran vehemently denies the charges, insisting that its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes only. Tehran stresses that the country has always pursued a civilian path to provide power to the growing number of Iranian population, whose fossil fuel would eventually run dry.

Iran has, in return, warned that it would target Israel and its worldwide interests in case it comes under attack by the Tel Aviv.

The United States has also always stressed that military action is a main option for the White House to deter Iran's progress in the field of nuclear technology.

Iran has warned it could close the strategic Strait of Hormuz if it became the target of a military attack over its nuclear program.

Strait of Hormuz, the entrance to the strategic Persian Gulf waterway, is a major oil shipping route.

http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=9010172629

[mawilson 2,133]

Big surprise.

[tmma 467]

So I suppose they're not going to be using Incirlik AFB , then.

[Sofiyya 1,687]

I'm not surprised at all.

[tmma 467]

I'm not surprised at all.

me neither- and I don't blame them for wanting no part of it.

[Brother Hesekiel 2,235]

I think if we don't want Iran to have any nuclear weapons, we should start dismantling our own. It's just ridiculous to tell somebody that they can't have a gun, if you point one right at their head.

[PalestineMyHeart 1,897]

Good.

[Pooky 3,347]

I think if we don't want Iran to have any nuclear weapons, we should start dismantling our own. It's just ridiculous to tell somebody that they can't have a gun, if you point one right at their head.

Are we?

I don't hear talk of the USA threatening Iran with a nuclear first strike. Nor anyone else for that matter. I don't hear the President of the USA threatening to wipe Iran off the map, either.

The only country threatening mass destruction of any kind is Iran.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

United Nations Security Council Resolution 487

JUNE 19, 1981

The Security Council,

Having considered the agenda contained in document S/Agenda/2280,

Having noted the contents of the telegram dated 8 June 1981 from the Foreign Minister of Iraq (S/14509),

Having heard the statements made to the Council on the subject at its 2280th through 2288th meetings,

Taking note of the statement made by the Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to the Agency's Board of Governors on the subject on 9 June 1981 and his statement to the Council at its 2288th meeting on 19 June 1981,

Further taking note of the resolution adopted by the Board of Governors of the IAEA on 12 June 1981 on the "military attack on the Iraq nuclear research centre and its implications for the Agency" (S/14532),

Fully aware of the fact that Iraq has been a party to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons since it came into force in 1970, that in accordance with that Treaty Iraq has accepted IAEA safeguards on all its nuclear activities, and that the Agency has testified that these safeguards have been satisfactorily applied to date,

Noting furthermore that Israel has not adhered to the non-proliferation Treaty,

Deeply concerned about the danger to international peace and security created by the premeditated Israeli air attack on Iraqi nuclear installations on 7 June 1981, which could at any time explode the situation in the area, with grave consequences for the vital interests of all States,

Considering that, under the terms of Article 2, paragraph 4, of the Charter of the United Nations: "All Members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any State, or in any other manner inconsistent with the Purposes of the United Nations",

1. Strongly condemns the military attack by Israel in clear violation of the Charter of the United Nations and the norms of international conduct;

2. Calls upon Israel to refrain in the future from any such acts or threats thereof;

3. Further considers that the said attack constitutes a serious threat to the entire IAEA safeguards regime which is the foundation of the non-proliferation Treaty;

4. Fully recognises the inalienable sovereign right of Iraq, and all other States, especially the developing countries, to establish programmes of technological and nuclear development to develop their economy and industry for peaceful purposes in accordance with their present and future needs and consistent with the internationally accepted objectives of preventing nuclear-weapons proliferation;

5. Calls upon Israel urgently to place its nuclear facilities under IAEA safeguards;

6. Considers that Iraq is entitled to appropriate redress for the destruction it has suffered, responsibility for which has been acknowledged by Israel;

7. Requests the Secretary-General to keep the Security Council regularly informed of the implementation of this resolution.

United Nations Security Council Resolution 487, adopted unanimously on June 19, 1981.

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[SuperDuper! 230]

This topic reminds me of the hypothetical question: If Turkey was attacked from the rear, would Greece help?

[spookyturtle 9,465]

Maybe Newt will invade Turkey when he is President.

[luckytxn 2,263]

Good for Turkey for being a good neighbor.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Good for Turkey for being a good neighbor.

Unless you happen to be a Kurd, or an Armenian...

[luckytxn 2,263]

Unless you happen to be a Kurd, or an Armenian...

True but it is their region and let them decide their own fates without the U.S. being involved.