Con Coughlin
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Selling F-35s to Saudi Arabia: A Gift to China? (opens the original)
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US President Donald Trump's decision to sell state-of-the-art F-35 stealth fighter jets to Saudi Arabia seriously risks undermining his efforts to secure America's technological advantage over China, both in national security and the battle for global AI supremacy. Trump initially agreed to sell the Saudis 48 F-35s in a deal worth an estimated $24.3 billion when he hosted Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House in November 2025. The administration has now approved the sale, giving th
Syria: Turkey's New Battleground Against Israel (opens the original)
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Amid deepening tensions between Turkey and Israel over Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's attempts to extend his influence over Syria, Israel's decision to strike a Syrian air base on the outskirts of Idlib is designed to send a clear signal to the Turkish leader to rein in his ambitions. Since the overthrow of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad in December 2024, Syria has increasingly become the focus of the deepening hostility between Israel and Turkey. In particular, Israel has become incr
Erdogan's Courtship of President Trump (opens the original)
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's latest attempt to persuade the Trump administration to provide Ankara with state-of-the-art F-35 stealth warplanes is just the latest example of the Turkish leader's willingness to indulge in double-dealing as part of his long-running campaign to establish Turkey as a dominant force in the Middle East. Erdogan's courtship of US President Donald Trump has so far succeeded to the extent that the American leader has publicly described Turkey as being "a trem
Trump Must Abandon His Dangerous Plan to Sell F-35s to Turkey (opens the original)
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US President Donald Trump must abandon his plans to sell Turkey highly sophisticated F-35 stealth fighters because of the deeply duplicitous conduct Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan displayed during efforts to end hostilities between the US and Iran. Trump's willingness to even consider lifting the F-35 ban is being seen in the context of his charm offensive to forge closer ties with Erdogan, an initiative the American leader has undertaken despite the Turkish leader's well-documented supp
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