Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses members of parliament from his ruling AK Party (AKP) during a meeting at the Turkish parliament in Ankara, Turkey, October 30, 2018. Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Presidential Press Office/Handout via REUTERS
ANKARA (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday Turkey would not abide by the renewed U.S. sanctions on Iran's oil and shipping industries as they were aimed at "unbalancing the world".
Washington reimposed the sanctions on Monday, ditching a 2015 deal between world powers and Iran over its nuclear programme. The U.S. measures temporarily allow some major customers, including Turkey, to continue buying Iranian crude.
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