Iranian MP calls on Turkey to allay concerns over NATO missile shield

TEHRAN, May 8 (MNA) – The chairman of Iran-Turkey Parliamentary Friendship Group called on Ankara to allay concerns over its decision to host the NATO missile shield on the Turkish soil. Ali Akbar Aghaei made the remarks during a meeting with Turkish Ambassador to Iran Umit Yardim in Tehran on Monday. During the meeting the two sides discussed various issues including Turkey’s decision to host an early warning radar as part of NATO’s missile defense system, which is ostensibly meant to counter an alleged ballistic missile threat from Iran.