Turkey should express its dissatisfaction of sanctions imposed by the U.S. on Iran, according to a Turkish independent lawmaker.
"The U.S. sanctions on our neighbors directly affect us and our economy," Ozturk Yilmaz, a lawmaker from the eastern Ardahan province, told reporters at parliament.
"Today, if a war between the U.S. and Iran breaks out, is there any guarantee that the U.S. would not use a nuclear bomb on Iran?" he asked.
Yilmaz noted that Turkey should "use its right to have the nuclear technology for peaceful purposes."
Tensions have been rising between the U.S. and Iran since May 2018, when Washington unilaterally withdrew from a landmark 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany and the EU.
The U.S. has since embarked upon a diplomatic and economic campaign to put pressure on Iran to renegotiate the agreement, as well as other Iranian activities Washington considers to be "destabilizing."
As part of its campaign, the U.S. has re-imposed sanctions on exports of Iranian crude oil, which have nosedived the Iranian economy.
