Can Turkey Live with a Nuclear Iran

Could the emergence of a nuclear Iran be accommodated comfortably in the Turkish security scene? Or would it spell a fundamental and negative transformation of the strategic environment? The answer to this question should inform the Turkish calculus as the international community grapples with the challenge of a near-nuclear Iran.

With an Iran sanctions vote looming in the UN Security Council, Turkey would be faced with some uncomfortable decisions, and the need to take much tougher messages to Tehran.

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