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Tuesday, January 03, 2012

Turkey weighs seeking U.S. waiver on Iran oil | Reuters

Turkey weighs seeking U.S. waiver on Iran oil

Tue Jan 3, 2012 9:57am EST

* Turkey gets about 30 pct of its oil from Iran

* New U.S. measures target Iran's central bank

* U.S. measures allow for exemptions

ANKARA, Jan 3 (Reuters) - Turkey is evaluating whether to seek a waiver from the United States to exempt Turkish oil importer Tupras from new U.S. sanctions on institutions that deal with Iran's central bank, a Turkish official said on Tuesday.

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