Such activism has been even more pronounced concerning Iran, with Turkish leaders multiplying diplomatic efforts in recent months to help ease the nuclear standoff with the West. Turkey, more fearful of the regional repercussions of a nuclear Iran than of any direct threat it would pose, went as far as to host a visit by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad last August.
这种积极性在伊朗问题上更加明显，在最近几个月里，为帮助缓和伊朗与西方国家在核问题上的僵局，土耳其领导人的外交努力更是培增。土耳其对伊朗若成为核国家后对区域的影响，比其直接的威胁更感到担心，伊朗总统艾哈迈迪·内贾德在去年8月甚至对土耳其进行了访问。