Turkey
Iraq delays July public salaries as Strait of Hormuz blockade guts oil revenue
Iraq’s oil exports plunged from 100 million barrels in February to around 32 million in May and June, according to figures shown to The National by the country’s Oil Ministry.
Turkey to submit draft law allowing thousands of former PKK members to return, aims to end conflict
Hamas shifts covert organizational units, activities to Turkey following Qatari crackdown
The West’s illusions about Erdogan’s denialism was outrageous. The reaction to it was revealing
As Iran fades, Turkey emerges as Israel's biggest strategic threat
DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: Netanyahu’s campaign against selling F-35s to Ankara reflects a growing conviction in Jerusalem that Turkey is shaping up to be Israel’s principal long-term challenge.
Armenia’s Jews hope Israeli recognition of 1915 Ottoman genocide will jumpstart bilateral ties
Both Turkey and its ally, Azerbaijan, immediately condemned the Cabinet vote; the chief rabbi of Azerbaijan’s Ashkenazi congregation in Baku, Shneur Segal, has already urged Israel to reverse it.
Trump’s business-first diplomacy with Turkey leaves Israel exposed - opinion
Erdogan sees himself as the exiled “governor of Jerusalem” and seeks hegemony in the Middle East as the restorer of the Ottoman Empire.
Trump briefs Netanyahu on 'American moves in Gulf' in phone call after renewed US strikes on Iran
Netanyahu also warned Trump against approving the F-35 deal with Turkey during the conversation.
Greece says US selling F-35s to Erdogan is concerning, demands security guarantees from Ankara
Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias said Greece "would not welcome" Turkey receiving either F-35 fighter jets or engines for its next-generation Turkish "Kaan" combat aircraft.
Trump's message about Turkey goes beyond F-35s, shows new balance in Mediterranean - analysis
The debate over the F-35 goes beyond the aircraft themselves. It concerns how the United States balances its relations with its two important allies in the eastern Mediterranean.
Will Turkey box Israel out of Hamas's future role in Gaza?
Israel watches Turkey’s rise with concern as F-35 talks, Hamas’s refusal to disarm and Iran’s uranium stockpile reshape the regional threat map.
NATO 'came a long way today,' falling back into favor with Trump after the Ankara summit
Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One, "I did have issues, and I still do. But Spain, they came back all the way today. Spain was very generous today."
US expected to send six F-35 fighter jets to Turkey, lift bans, following NATO summit - report
The deal would depend on US President Donald Trump reversing the ban on Ankara's purchase of the latest-generation American fighter jets, the report noted.
Trump warns US will 'probably' strike Iran tonight after saying MoU is 'over'
"I'll give a little warning: We're going to hit them hard tonight," Trump told reporters at the NATO summit in Turkey before his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
