Turkey seeks to improve trade ties with Iran, slams U.S. sanctions

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu (R) and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif attend a joint news conference in Ankara, Turkey, on April 17, 2019. Turkey slammed the U.S. sanctions on Iran, seeking to set up new mechanisms to improve bilateral trade ties, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Wednesday. (Xinhua/Mustafa Kaya)