The United States is shocked - shocked - to discover that Turkey, a notional
American ally, has done more to help Iran skirt sanctions than any other
country. Turkey's precious metals exports, almost all of which went directly or
indirectly to Iran, quintupled this year to US$14.3 billion. Iran uses the
precious metals to skirt restrictions on its access to the banking system.
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