TEHRAN - Barin Kayaoglu, a Ph.D. student of Corcoran Department of History at University of Virginia, says he doesn’t believe that the government of Recep Tayyip Erdogan will agree to anything that will jeopardize the energy deals between Turkey and Iran.

“I do not think the Turkish government will yield to the American request to halt investment in Iran's gas and oil industry, Kayaoglu told the Mehr News Agency last week.
“After the Turkish and Iranian energy ministers had signed the agreement over exploitation rights for the South Pars gas, the State Department had voiced its displeasure. Nevertheless, the two sides concluded the technical details of the deal in August.
“Also bearing in mind the European Union's stake in finding alternatives to the Russian monopoly, I don't see how the Turkish-Iranian deal can be annulled.
Kayaoglu also said, “It is also highly unlikely that Mr. Erdogan will agree on putting pressure on Iran over the nuclear question before the UN takes concrete measures.