Turkey has for the first time threatened to break diplomatic ties with Israel over its raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in May. Turkey’s foreign minister said a break could only be averted if Israel either apologised or accepted the outcome of an international inquiry into the raid. Read the full story

Turkey has barred an Israeli military flight from Turkish airspace, in apparent retaliation for Israel’s raid on an aid convoy bound for Gaza. Turkey’s prime minister confirmed that a “ban” had been implemented following the 31 May raid, in which nine Turkish citizens on the flotilla were killed. Read the full story

Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki says world powers cannot use their nuclear weapons to bully other nations into giving up efforts to obtain peaceful nuclear energy. Read the full story

Plans for a fourth set of UN sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme are being circulated among all 15 members of the Security Council. Read the full story

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the UN Security Council lacks the “credibility” to deal with Iran’s nuclear issue. Read the full story

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Israel is the greatest threat to regional peace in the Middle East as bilateral relations between Ankara and Tel Aviv further deteriorates. Read the full story