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Trump’s lifting of Syria sanctions is a win for Turkey, too – pointing to outsized role middle powers can play in regional affairs
Ankara sees the fall of the Assad regime and the rise of new Syrian leader Ahmad al-Sharaa as a generational opportunity for ...
Erdogan says U.S. CAATSA sanctions on Turkey defence sector easing under Trump
President Tayyip Erdogan said he believed the United States' 'CAATSA' sanctions on the Turkish defence sector would soon be ...
Trump’s wild Putin chase continues after Turkey no-show
Russian President Vladimir Putin remains perpetually just out of reach as the White House struggles in its efforts to bring ...
Trump Plans Call With Putin After Diplomatic Dance Shows Russia Balking at a Deal
Moscow’s proposal for peace talks backfired as Ukraine’s European allies persuaded Zelensky to accept U.S. cease-fire plan.
Diverting Trump’s Middle East trip to Turkey would be a logistical nightmare. Trump says it’s still ‘a possibility.’
President Donald Trump has repeatedly floated the possibility of scrapping his Middle East travel schedule and adding a stop ...
Trump shrugs off Putin bailing on Turkey peace talks
President Donald Trump was not phased by Russian President Vladimir Putin opting not to attend peace talks with Ukrainian ...
Watching Trump from afar, Israel fears being left out of a new Middle East it helped create
For decades, Israel has leveraged its special relationship with the United States to serve as a gatekeeper to Washington.
Trump skips Turkey visit, reaches potential Iran nuclear deal
President Donald Trump wraps up his Middle East tour Friday, forgoing potential peace talks with Ukraine and Russia in Turkey ...