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
Israel’s Armenia decision could cost it its closest regional friend - opinion
Israel’s recognition of the Armenian genocide may carry diplomatic costs that reach beyond Turkey.
US to lift Turkey sanctions, decide on sale of F-35 fighter jets, Trump says ahead of NATO summit
Speaking alongside the US president, Turkey's Erdogan claimed he had been promised five of the jets and said he and Trump would discuss KAAN jet engines.
Israel recognizing Armenian Genocide doesn't go far enough – they must protect Armenians - opinion
States do not recognize genocides because they have suddenly discovered a moral conscience. They do so when it aligns with their political, strategic, diplomatic, or domestic interests.
Trump expected to back F-35 sale to Turkey despite legal hurdles, sources say
The report comes as Trump heads to Ankara for a NATO summit, where he is expected to meet Erdogan. The summit is set to begin on Tuesday evening.
Erdogan wants America's F-35s, Israel has every reason to worry - editorial
For Israel, air superiority is not a luxury. If the US were to provide Turkey with F-35 fighter jets, Israel's security and the regional balance of power may face grave threats.
Israel’s diaspora minister calls Erdogan a ‘grotesque hybrid of Hitler and Sinwar’
“We all know how narcissistic power-obsessed fanatics like you begin and how they end. The Jewish people have never feared mere flesh and blood, from Pharaoh until today,” Chikli wrote.
'Clear call for genocide': Sa'ar speaks out after Turkish foreign minister's antisemitic interview
After Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan called the people of Israel 'a burden that humanity can no longer bear,' Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar cites Holocaust history.
Netanyahu struggling to prevent Trump-Erdogan ties from disrupting US-Israel allyship - analysis
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's two interviews on Fox News in less than 48 hours are no coincidence; they're part of a diplomatic struggle unfolding in real time.
Turkey's detention of anti-NATO protesters raises questions ahead of summit - explainer
The arrests came just before the July 7-8 NATO summit, which is bringing leaders from all 32 member states to Ankara, including President Donald Trump.
Netanyahu warns US should not sell F-35s to Turkish regime 'infected by Muslim Brotherhood'
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that giving Ankara F-35s or fighter jet engines would “upset the power balance in the Middle East."
