'A tremendous mistake'
As the United States prepares to sell 80 F110 jet engines to Turkey for its indigenous KAAN fighter project as a diplomatic gesture from U.S. President Donald Trump to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, according…
Assessment
The planned US sale of jet engines to Turkey and potential F-35 transfers signal a warming of ties between Washington and Ankara, unsettling Jerusalem. The F-35 deal remains conditional on Turkey abandoning its Russian S-400 systems, a key sticking point. Netanyahu's planned meeting with Trump after the NATO summit in Ankara will be a critical moment for Israel to voice its concerns.