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The speaker of Iran's parliament, Ali Larijani, is visiting Turkey amid rising tensions between the neighbours.

Turkey's leaders have denounced the violent suppression of anti-government protests by the Syrian government - Tehran's main ally in the region.

Iran has also been irritated by Turkey's willingness to host part of a Nato missile defence shield.

Earlier this month, Turkey offered to try to restart international talks on Iran's controversial nuclear programme.

The talks have stalled since world powers met in Istanbul a year ago.