Turks Steer Cautious Course Between Iran and West (Commentary, Text and Context) (Reprint‪)‬

These days, Turkey finds itself literally squeezed between the East and the West, as it tries to please both next-door neighbour Iran and the United States. It is no easy task. Although broadly aligned with the West, Turkey has sought to carve out a distinctive and independent niche for itself in dealing with Iran. It demonstrated this in early June, when together with Brazil--like Turkey a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council--it voted against the latest round of UN sanctions against Iran.