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Turkey expects to know on Monday if it has waiver for Iran sanctions

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Turkey expects to know on Monday if it has waiver for Iran sanctionsTurkish Trade Minister Ruhsar Pekcan said on Saturday that Turkey has received initial indications that it will be among eight countries to be granted a waiver from U.S. sanctions against Iran, but is awaiting clarification on Monday, NATO member Turkey depends heavily on imports to meet its energy needs and neighboring Iran has been one of its main sources of oil because of its proximity, the quality of its crude and favorable price differentials. “Initial information coming in is that Turkey will be amongst eight exempt countries. An industry source said last month that Turkey had already made efforts to cut its purchases ahead of the U.S. sanctions, but would prefer to keep up some level of Iranian oil imports.