Netanyahu urges Trump to block Turkish access to F-35 Jets and fighter engines

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has urged US President Donald Trump not to approve the sale of advanced American military equipment to Turkey, arguing that providing Ankara with F-35 fighter jets or engines for its indigenous KAAN fighter would alter the regional balance of power.

According to Axios and Israel’s Channel 12, Netanyahu raised the issue during a phone call with Trump on Friday.

The reports state that Netanyahu asked the United States to refrain from supplying Turkey with weapons systems intended to modernize the Turkish Air Force.

The issue comes ahead of Trump’s visit to Turkey for the NATO leaders’ summit in Ankara, where he is expected to meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

Among the topics expected to […]

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