TURKEY SEIZES IRAN-BOUND ITALIAN ALUMINIUM

Tehran (AKI) - Turkish authorities have seized two trucks transporting to Iran a haul of Italian-made "heavy aluminium", a substance which can be used in the nuclear weapons manufacturing process. The trucks were blocked at the Gurbulak border post beween Turkey and Iran last December, but Turkish authorities only announced the seizure this week, through foreign trade minister, Kursad Tuzman, who did not provide additional details. Read more ...