Today I am not so sure, perhaps this is a signal from Russia for the US to NOT deal with Iran.
Will Turkey mobilize as a threat?
There is no way that Russia trades Georgia for Iran. Iran is their most important proxy army in the middle-east and they have invested billions into that criminal empire.
It appears that there is a Turkish frigate off the coast at Batumi, in Georgian waters. The Israelis had advisers in Georgia, but it sounds like they are being pulled out. Russia has singled Turkey, Israel and Ukraine out as supplying the Georgian “criminals” in their aggression. Aug 10, 2008 - 10:04 pm
The comments from the linked article are quite good.