Netanyahu warns Trump against F‑35 sale to Turkey ahead of NATO summit
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned President Donald Trump not to sell F‑35 fighter jets to Turkey, saying the deal would upset the Middle East power balance. Trump visited Ankara for the NATO summit and is scheduled to meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the summit. France24 reported that Trump announced his willingness to sell Turkey the F‑35 jets. Bluesky said
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned President Donald Trump not to sell F‑35 fighter jets to Turkey, saying the sale would upset the Middle East power balance. Trump visited Ankara for the NATO summit and is scheduled to meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the summit.
France24 reported that Trump announced his willingness to sell Turkey the F‑35 jets. Bluesky said Israel is trying to convince the United States not to provide Turkey with the aircraft. TimesNowNews.com said Netanyahu and Trump spoke by phone last Friday, during which Netanyahu voiced frustration over Erdogan’s statements and urged Trump to hold back any arms sales that could help Turkey upgrade its military aircraft capabilities.
TimesNowNews.com also reported that Netanyahu wants Trump to pressure Erdogan to tone down his anti‑Israel comments. HindustanTimes noted that the July 7‑8 NATO summit is hosted by President Erdogan and is expected to bring together leaders of NATO’s 32 member states.
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