US President Donald Trump announces that he will host Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the White House on Thursday.
“We are working on many trade and military Deals with [Erdogan], including the large-scale purchase of Boeing aircraft, a major F-16 deal, and a continuation of the F-35 talks, which we expect to conclude positively,” Trump writes on Truth Social.
“President Erdoğan and I have always had a very good relationship. I look forward to seeing him on the 25th!”
Israel has in the past expressed concern over the potential sale of the advanced F-35 fighter jets to Turkey and other nearby countries, to preserve its military qualitative edge in the region.
Today, Israel is the only country in the Middle East with F-35s in its arsenal, currently operating 45 of the aircraft with another 30 units on order.
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