The Jerusalem Post published an article devoted to an alleged nuclear agreement between Iran and Zimbabwe. "A highly placed Zimbabwean government official is claiming that his country has signed a deal to sell raw uranium to Iran," the article begins.
"The deal would constitute a clear violation of international sanctions. According to Chimanikire, the deal will go through regardless of the US having warned Zimbabwe that there would be serious ramifications were the sale to be completed," the article reads.
"Iran's nuclear policy has long been a source of concern for Israel, the United States and Europe. Faced with various economic sanctions and the possibility of a military strike, Iran has continued to pursue its attempt to attain nuclear capacity," the article reads.
"Experts believe that the Zimbabwean uranium will be very difficult and costly to extract and may not be ready for export for some time," the author concludes.
Hürriyet Daily News published an article by Jeffrey Collins headlined "Erdoğan can forge a true democratic legacy out of Ergenekon verdicts."
"With the Ergenekon verdicts now in, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has the chance to use this convoluted and controversial case as a springboard to rise above the discord in Turkey and take steps toward a more pluralistic democracy. I hope he takes it," the article begins.
"With these verdicts having re-affirmed the AKP’s consolidation of power and effectively fused the government and the state into one, the prime minister can no longer credibly attribute domestic problems to the machinations of nebulous deep state forces. Blaming the Gezi Park protesters for trying to stage an Egypt-like coup will no longer suffice. Instead, Erdoğan should acknowledge, as Arınç seems to have done when they pointed to probable flaws in the Ergenekon trial, that dissenters can and do have credible grievances. They are not always dissenting just to oppose the prime minister or the existence of his party," the article reads.
"To be sure, Erdoğan – a fiercely political animal – is extremely unlikely to take such a step. But before he dismisses the idea, he should consider the good he could do, and the history he could make, if he were not to just close this contentious chapter in the country’s history without reflection, but instead use its lessons to help write a new, more harmonious chapter. One that starts on page one with him reaching out to heal wounds and steer Turkey away from a spiral of protests, counter-protests and police crackdowns. One that continues with a narrative about how he leads Turkey toward a more robust democracy that fully embraces the pluralistic nature of the population, and that has a more effective system of checks and balances. And one that closes with him realizing that criticism is not a threat, but an opportunity to help improve governance. It is Erdoğan’s legacy to write," the author concludes.
