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Pentagon to purchase eight F-35 jets produced for Turkey: report
The United States will purchase eight F-35 fighter jets originally produced for Turkey, the Defense Department announced Tuesday, in a glimpse of what the...
US to launch Cyprus military training, defying Turkey: report
The United States said Wednesday it plans to conduct military training with Cyprus for the first time, defying NATO ally Turkey, which warned of...
Biggest hurdle between Washington, Ankara remains Russian S-400s: US envoy
Ambassador James Jeffrey, the US special representative
for Syria engagement, has stated that Turkey's purchase of a Russian S-400
surface-to-air defense system remains the biggest snag...
Turkey’s suspension from supply chain could hit F-35 production, US watchdog says
A US congressional watchdog is concerned that as manufacturer
Lockheed Martin ramps up F-35 production, with a Defense Department decision on
full-rate production slated for early...
In letter to Trump, Turkish president calls for better US understanding: report
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said in a
letter to President Donald Trump he hoped the US Congress would better
understand the strategic importance of their...
Turkey asks US to deploy Patriots on border to counter Syrian gov’t attacks: Bloomberg
Turkey
has asked the US to deploy two Patriot missile-defense batteries on its
southern border to free it to punish any future attacks by Syrian troops...
Turkey defies US sanctions threat, says will keep Russian defense system: report
Turkey has dug into its refusal to abandon
its new Russian missile defense system, saying it will not bow to the threat of
crippling US sanctions...
US senators reach bipartisan agreement on new sanctions against Turkey
US Senators Lindsey Graham and Chris Van Hollen on Wednesday announced that they have reached an agreement on new sanctions against Turkey after the...
Turkey says Syria safe zone talks with US are not yielding results
Turkey does not think its effort with the United States to establish a “safe zone” in northeast Syria will yield the results it wants...
Influential US senator says he is trying to get Turkey back in F-35 program: report
US Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said on Sunday after meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan that he would like to get NATO ally...
US not expected to impose sanctions on Turkey over S-400 purchase: report
US President Donald Trump has become more
understanding about why Turkey purchased a Russian missile defense system and
he is not expected to impose sanctions on...
Turkey has not given up on F-35 fighter jets: presidential spokesperson
Turkey
has not given up on the F-35s, and it will not be easy to remove Ankara from
the fighter jet's joint production program, Presidential Spokesperson...