Turkey urges US to consider Iran uranium deal before reacting

Turkey urges US to consider Iran uranium deal

WASHINGTON — Turkey’s ambassador to Washington is urging the United States to carefully consider an agreement by Iran to export much of its low-enriched uranium.

Namik Tan told The Associated Press that Turkey believes that the deal brokered by Turkish officials meets all U.S. demands.

He said: “We have delivered what they were asking for.”

He added: “If we fail to get a positive reaction it would be a real frustration.”

Tehran’s decision to agree to export a large amount of its low-enriched uranium to Turkey after refusing to let it leave the country for more than half a year appears to be an attempt to stave off a new set of looming U.N. sanctions.

Turkey is eager to avoid international sanctions on an important neighbor and trading partner.