Glavna zabrinutost vladajuće Partije pravde i razvoja (AKP) je da bi, ako bi Turska pristala biti domaćin nekim komponentama sistema koji je po definiciji usmjeren protiv Irana, taj potez mogao naškoditi njenim odnosima s Teheranom, koje ona mukotrpno pokušava ojačati otkako je prije osam godina došla na vlast.
The main concern of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is that if Turkey agrees to host some components of a system defined as aimed against Iran, the move may hurt its relations with Tehran, which it has been painstakingly trying to strengthen since it came to power eight years ago.