"Turkey steps in to soften Iran’s hard line
Thomas Seibert, Foreign Correspondent
* Last Updated: February 17. 2010 11:03PM UAE / February 17. 2010 7:03PM GMT
Ahmet Davutoglu, left, the Turkish foreign minister, met Manouchehr Mottaki, his Iranian counterpart, in Tehran on Tuesday. Atta Kenare / AFP
ISTANBUL // In a test for Turkey’s self-styled role as a leading regional power bridging the divide between East and West, Ahmet Davutoglu, the foreign minister, has asked Iran to ease tensions with the international community in the row surrounding Tehran’s nuclear programme. But there were no immediate signs that Iran is ready to take Turkey’s appeal to heart."
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