Turkey's vote against a fourth round of sanctions on Iran in the U.N. Security Council raises concerns that the United States and Turkey do not share the same threat assessment with respect to Iran's nuclear weapons program.
Lugar expresses concern over differing U.S. and Turkey views on Iran's nuclear threat.
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