International report - Trump lifts Turkey sanctions, eyes F-35 sale
Trump said sanctions on Turkey would end, but any F-35 sale still faces congressional review and resistance from Israel and Greece.
- On July 8 at the Ankara NATO summit, President Donald Trump declared an end to sanctions against Turkey, potentially enabling reversal of the F-35 stealth fighter ban imposed after Ankara acquired the Russian S-400 missile system.
- Congress barred F-35 transfers to Turkey in the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act, stipulating the transfer remains prohibited until Turkey proves it "no longer possesses" the S-400, protecting sensitive stealth technology.
- Reports suggest Ankara is negotiating to sell the S-400s to a third country, though Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth must personally certify removal 90 days before any F-35 movement.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Greek officials voiced strong opposition to the potential sale, while many lawmakers remain skeptical, as overriding a Congressional disapproval would require a two-thirds majority in both chambers.
- Even if the sale proceeds, legal experts warn the transfer faces significant hurdles, including complex technical certification requirements, casting doubt on whether the administration can bypass statutory requirements for the F-35 program.
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Trump Promised Erdogan the F-35 But the Law Says No
Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan met Donald Trump at the airport in Ankara, which heads of state generally do not do. There were cannons. There were soldiers on horseback. Jets flew overhead trailing red, white, and blue smoke. Then the two men sat down at the presidential palace in Ankara and Trump, asked about the sanctions his own administration imposed on Turkey, said this: “We don’t want to sanction friends.” The sanctions came down in D…
Trump Promised Erdogan the F-35. One Sentence of Law Says He Can’t Deliver.
Erdogan met him at the airport, which heads of state generally do not do. There were cannons. There were soldiers on horseback. Jets flew overhead trailing red, white and blue smoke. Then the two men sat down at the presidential palace in Ankara and Donald Trump, asked about the sanctions his own administration imposed on [...]
Turkey Is ‘Reportedly’ Selling Its Russian S-400s to a Gulf State to Buy Its Way Back Into the F-35
Turkey's decade-long S-400 standoff with Washington may be breaking, with a pro-government columnist reporting the Russian missile systems have been sold to a Gulf buyer, either the UAE or Qatar, to clear the legal path back to the F-35. No capital has confirmed it, but the Kremlin acknowledges talks. If real, the sale solves Ankara's problem by moving Russian radars next door to the largest American base in the Middle East.
International report - Trump lifts Turkey sanctions, eyes F-35 sale
US President Donald Trump made headlines this week at the Nato summit in Ankara by declaring an end to all sanctions against Turkey, paving the way for the sale of the F-35 stealth fighter jet to the…
The outcome of the case will depend on the balance between the White House's willingness to return to Ankara and the Congressional position, which imposed a strict legal framework on the possession of the S-400s.
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