Ankara has rebuffed Washington's call to restrict transactions of Iran's Bank Mellat in Turkey, rejecting the unilateral U.S.-EU sanctions against the bank.
In response to Washington's request, Ankara has argued that Bank Mellat has not been listed among the Iranian banks subject to the United Nations sanctions and that Turkey has no commitment towards other unilateral sanctions imposed by the U.S. and the EU.
Ankara also reiterated that Iran is a key natural gas provider to Turkey and that under the existing circumstances it is impossible for Ankara to sever its economic ties with Tehran, Press TV reported.
