Expert – Turkey Detaches Itself from the U.S

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“This is another step that will actually detach Turkey from the west and NATO” that’s according to an Israeli expert, in relation to the U.S decision to cancel the delivery of 10 Predator unmanned air systems (UAS).

According to the Turkish press, the step was taken following Turkish intelligence Chief Hakan Fidan’s disclosure of the identity of 10 Iranians who had been allegedly working for Mossad with the Iranian intelligence service.

According to the report, the claims about Fidan can be traced back to the year after the Mavi Marmara incident in 2010 when the Turkish intelligence service suspended relations with the Mossad and shared information about the Israeli agency with Iran.

IHLS – Israel Homeland Security

Turkey had been expecting the UAVs in June, 2012, but Congress decided not to confirm the Turkish request, due to its intelligence service’s tight relations with those of Iran.

The Turkish website Zaman reported that according to Turkish government sources, the timing of the release of news against Fidan in the US press is related to the fact that NATO member Turkey has chosen a Chinese defense firm sanctioned by Washington to co-produce a $4 billion long-range air and missile defense system, rejecting rival bids from Russian, US and European firms.