Turkey feels Iran chill

"TEHRAN - Iran's supply of natural gas to Turkey was inexplicably slashed by 70% last Friday, in one of the coldest months of the year. On the same day, Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul raised the tension between the two countries by calling for greater Iranian "transparency" over Tehran's nuclear program.

"There should not be an armament race in the region," he said. "We follow a policy to clean the entire Middle East [of] WMD [weapons of mass destruction]."

While ordinary Turks braced for shortages and chilly weeks ahead, analysts speculated that the cut was a calculated move


by Tehran aimed at warning Ankara not to become involved in its escalating row with the West."
Asia Times

Hat tip Rubin

Maybe now Ankara is rethinking it's decision not to allow the 4th ID in. Maybe next time they will reconsider