(AP)A Turkish-Iranian gold dealer is due to go on trial this week in New York, but no one expects him to be there — at least not at the defense table. Turkish prosecutors announced Nov. 18 they had launched their own investigation into two of the American prosecutors who have overseen the Zarrab case, to determine if evidence was illegally obtained. He was originally slated to go on trial with Mehmet Hakan Attila, deputy CEO of Halkbank, which is majority-owned by the Turkish government. [The U.S. is on a collision course with Iran in the Middle East]The indictment says that “high-ranking officials in Iran and Turkey participated in and protected this scheme. And I would say that is ridiculous.”Since his arrest, Zarrab has been held at a federal jail in New York City.

Source: Washington Post November 26, 2017 19:30 UTC