3. Turkey has been working with Iran for years
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Erdogan was pushing for *increased* trade with Iran even as other countries were ramping up sanctions. Turkey helped Iran skirt those sanctions through its oil for gold deals, while it's industrial zones were exploited to help Iran acquire sanctioned goods. And for good measure Turkey reportedly helped expose Israeli intelligence assets operating from within Turkey monitoring Iran's nuclear activities.
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