The president, who is headed to a NATO summit in Ankara this week, had imposed the ban himself amid concerns that giving Turkey the jets could allow Russia to learn about their stealth technology.
Netanyahu warns Trump: Turkey is ‘not exactly a model ally’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told CNN’s Dana Bash that despite President Donald Trump’s friendship with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his newfound willingness to sell them …
Trump announces lifting sanctions on Turkey alongside Erdoğan at NATO summit
President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that his administration was preparing to lift congressionally mandated sanctions on Turkey as he weighs moving forward with the sale of coveted F-35 fighter …
F-35 for Turkey? Trump says ‘certainly, we’ll consider’ reversing ban
We’re going to be taking the sanctions off,” the president said. “We’re going to be taking the sanctions off. It’s time to do that. Ok? We don’t want to sanction friends. It’s very simple.” …
Trump says ‘we will consider’ fighter-jet sale to Turkey despite opposition in Congress
The president also once again says the U.S. should control Greenland, territory of Denmark, which is a NATO ally.
Trump’s push for Turkey F-35 deal sets up showdown with Congress
Congress passed a law in 2020 barring Turkey from the F-35 program so long as it relies on Russian air defense technology.
Top diplomats of S. Korea, U.S., Japan to meet in Turkey on sidelines of NATO summit
The top diplomats of South Korea, the United States and Japan plan to meet in Turkey on Tuesday for talks on regional and global affairs, Seoul’s foreign ministry said.
Macron’s visit to Syria showcases Damascus’s rising regional status
Syria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa is also expected to travel to Turkey to hold meetings on the sidelines of the NATO summit in the following days.
Who is Turkey’s Erdoğan? How NATO’s most unpredictable leader keeps reinventing himself
Experts say Erdoğan’s defining trait isn’t Islamism or nationalism but political survival, as Trump calls Turkey’s leader “a friend” ahead of NATO summit.
Trump bets on former NATO troublemaker as Turkey’s strategic value surges
Trump says he’s attending the NATO summit in Ankara because of Erdoğan, signaling closer U.S.-Turkey defense cooperation amid unresolved S-400 tensions.