Turkey and Iran get together against Kurds, but when it comes to religion they fight each other

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for the most crucial “action” in response to the Kurdish regional government's bid (KRG) to separate from Iraq, after he joined Iranian counterpart Hasan Rouhani in their opposition to the reopening of Iraq's borders, reports “Al Jazeera <X4>, Periscope.

“due this moment before, more decisive steps will be taken”, Erdogan said Wednesday during a joint media presentation with Rouhan in Tehran.

He did not say what steps Ankara will take, though it had earlier threatened to close its border on Kurds.

“was an illegal referendum and we do not accept it”, he said. “What referendum are you holding? No one has known them but Israel”.

Kurdish leader “cannot legitimise” referendum by listing with Israel's spying agency, Erdogan added.

He said Turkey and Iran have agreed to “face the” threats to the breakup of Iraq, as well as Syria.

Rouhani also declared his opposition to an independent Kurdish state.

“As far as this is concerned, Iraq is a single country”, he said. “

He said the Kurdish referendum and the plan to separate from Iraq is part of a “foreign sectarian sub-computer”.

On 25 September, voters in the semi-anom region of northern Iraqi Kurds voted overwhelmingly to support a split from Baghdad, causing a regional crisis.

In addition to Turkey and Iran, the Iraqi central government in Baghdad also rejected the referendum.

United Nations and the US have also rejected Kurdish vote, saying they will sever actions against I SILY, and civil war in Syria.

In the past week following the Kurdish referendum, Turkey has held joint military exercises with Iraq. Separately, Iraq also announced joint military exercises with Iran.

So far, no agreement has been reached on military exercises between Turkey and Iran.

But for the first time since the Islamic revolution in 1979, Turkey's military chief, General Hulus Akar, visited Iran's state on Monday, signalling closer co-operation with an old regional rival.

On the economic front, Erdogan said he expects closer co-operation with Iran after announcing an agreement to boost trade between the two countries from $10 billion to 30 billion.

He also said the two countries would boost co-operation on energy, adding that Turkey and Iran would start trading using their own currencies.

They also pledged to take more steps to support the Astana Agreement, allowing the creation of de-progressing areas in Syria.

Both countries support opposing sides of civil war. /Periscopi/