- Jordan, Saudis and Palestinians warn Israel: Erdogan operating in East Jerusalem under your nose
BY ASIA TIMES STAFF
Amid concerns about growing reliance on Russian military hardware, US mulls selling THAAD missile system to India
Michael Rubin | Washington Examiner
The real problem with Turkey is not its relationship with the United States, but rather its relations with the world. Erdogan’s vision is clear. His goal was never simply consolidation of absolute power over Turkey. It was to lead a worldwide transformation of Islam and become the leader of the Islamic world. For Erdogan, phase one is complete, but phase two of his program is just beginning.
BY JONATHAN GORVETT
Opposition complains of fraud and intimidation as Erdogan becomes country's first Executive President under new constitution
// Selim C. Sazak and Caglar Kurc
Ankara just got its first F-35. It may never get another.
Turkey suggested today that it will ignore the Donald Trump administration's demands that countries stop importing oil from Iran by November. “The fact that we are allies does not mean that we have to abide by all its decisions or all that it says word by word,” Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said. He went on to ask the United States to consult Ankara more frequently on regional matters. Turkish oil imports from Iran surged last year, putting Turkey in the cross-hairs for US secondary sanctions on countries that trade with Tehran following Trump's withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal. Read More