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Friday, December 27, 2013

Turkey's Corruption Scandal Exposes 'Gas-For-Gold' Scheme With Iran

Turkey's Corruption Scandal Exposes 'Gas-For-Gold' Scheme With Iran
By David Kashi
on December 27 2013 12:16 PM

Turkey has some major explaining to do in the wake of the recent corruption scandal that exposed the country's continued financial and energy ties with Iran. The arrests last week of the head of a Turkish state-owned bank and a well-known Iranian gold trader for money laundering and gold smuggling raise questions about U.S.-Turkish relations going forward.

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