Iran: NATO radar station in Turkey may cause clashes in region

September 5, 2011 - 19:20 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - A NATO early-warning radar system which will be deployed in Turkey to help spot missile threats coming from outside Europe, and potentially from Iran, has drawn criticism from Tehran. “Iran and Turkey are neighbors and friends and fully capable of maintaining their security by themselves and without any interference by foreigners,” Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hassan Ghashghavi was quoted as saying by Iran's official news agency IRNA.

On September 2, Ankara announced its decision to host the early-warning radar as a contribution to NATO's missile defense system.

“The presence of non-regional countries would not only fail to improve the security level in our region but rather make it worse,” Ghashghavi also said.

“Turkey's hosting of early warning radar will constitute our country's contribution to the defense system being developed in the framework of NATO's new strategic concept,” the Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Friday, September 2.

The radar system will be provided by the United States and will become operational this year, the Pentagon said, according to Today’s Zaman.

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