{"id":631943,"date":"2026-07-08T08:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T08:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=631943"},"modified":"2026-07-08T08:15:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T08:15:00","slug":"trump-signals-willingness-to-sell-turkey-f-35-jets-despite-loud-netanyahu-protests-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=631943","title":{"rendered":"Trump Signals Willingness To Sell Turkey F-35 Jets Despite Loud Netanyahu Protests"},"content":{"rendered":"

Trump Signals Willingness To Sell Turkey F-35 Jets Despite Loud Netanyahu Protests<\/span><\/p>\n

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Israel and Turkey are in a bit of a tug-of-war with President Trump and potential major arms deals hanging in the balance.\u00a0Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin\u00a0Netanyahu\u00a0had vehemently complained to Trump in a Friday call about Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan’s escalating anti-Israel rhetoric, officials cited in Axios<\/em><\/a> said.<\/p>\n

Netanyahu specifically\u00a0pressed Trump block sales of weapons systems to Turkey<\/strong>, especially those that would help Turkey modernize its air force. Of central issue remains potential F-35 transfer, which if carried through would outrage Israeli leaders. Turkey was blocked from the program in 2019 after the NATO member state went through with acquiring\u00a0Russia’s S-400 air defense system on fears that the US advanced fighter jets classified systems could be compromised.<\/p>\n

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Also central to current negotiations with Washington is a\u00a0$700 million deal for new engines for Turkey’s fighter jets<\/strong>. Turkey’s welcome ceremony for Trump and his entourage was expectedly lavish, complete with honor guards and military bands, and even cannons firing.<\/p>\n

Erdogan has said that Trump is adding “might and strength” to the summit. Trump has in turn said of the Turkish president, “We are great friends”<\/strong> – and extolled the beauty of Turkey’s modernized infrastructure. Turkey is a\u00a0country to be “reckoned” with, Trump said soon after touching down, “and the nice part is that because of the relationship that we have, it\u2019s all gone very well.”<\/p>\n

Most importantly, Trump, signaled his intent to sell Turkey F-35 fighter jets<\/strong>, per CNN<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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US President Donald Trump said he would soon decide whether to sell Turkey F-35 fighter jets despite a Congressional ban<\/strong> as he praised the country as more loyal than other recipients of the plane.<\/em><\/p>\n