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WikiLeaks: Turkey Allowed Passage of Supplies for Iran's Nuclear Program
(AFP-Financial Times-UK) Speaking in October 2009 after a meeting with Israeli counterparts, a French diplomat told the Americans of "profound disquiet among the Israelis about Turkey." "He reported that the Israelis claimed the Turks have allowed weapons-related material for Iran's nuclear program to transit Turkey, with Prime Minister Erdogan's full knowledge." In an apparent reply, the U.S. told Turkey in February that Turkish companies planned to export arms to Iran. It also noted a proposed transaction involving an Iranian group under sanction for links to the nuclear program. Any arms sales to Iran, or such dealings, would violate a UN Security Council resolution.