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August 17, 2010

A Financial Times report saying that President Obama warned Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan would lose American assistance over its positions on Israel and Iran was not accurate according to the White House. The newspaper claimed Obama told Erdogan that it stood to lose an arms deal it needs to fight the PKK Kurdish forces. Turkey has been among the world’s most vocal critics of Israel while at the same time visibly building its ties to Iran. The newspaper cited a source who quoted President Obama as saying that, ““The president has said to [Recep Tayyip] Erdogan that some of the actions that Turkey has taken have caused questions to be raised [in Congress].?.?.?about whether we can have confidence in Turkey as an ally.”