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Turning Turkey’s double bind against it: How Israel is outsmarting Erdogan - opinion

The 1920 Treaty of Sèvres and the Ottoman collapse are behind Ankara’s fear of losing power; Jerusalem knows that regional bilateral agreements back Erdogan into a corner

Members of Turkey’s Presidential Guard Regiment.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pose after signing a joint defence agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, August 7, 2026.

Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan forge new alliance as Middle East order shifts - analysis

US President Donald Trump gestures during a stop to switch to the Qatari-gifted Air Force One after arriving on one of the older planes operating as Air Force One, to return to Washington after his participation in a NATO leaders summit in Turkey, at RAF Mildenhall, Britain, July 8, 2026

Donald Trump secretly switched planes in Turkey over Iranian assassination threat - report

Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan speaks to the reporters at Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Antalya, Turkey, April 19, 2026

Turkey says Saudi-Pakistan defense pact mirrors NATO’s Article 5, not aimed at Iran


Sharaa arrives at Ankara summit with Syria seeking closer NATO ties - analysis

Syria’s president is emerging from one set of success stories, with the French leader's visit, to another potential success at the NATO summit.

Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa attends a press conference, on the day he meets France's President Emmanuel Macron, in Damascus, Syria, July 7, 2026.

‘Donald Trump is within our reach’: Iranian hardliners demand attack on president at NATO summit

Along with urging the assassination of President Donald Trump, Iranian lawmakers called for the death of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

US President Donald Trump walks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a formal arrival at the Bestepe Presidential Compound at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, July 7, 2026.

Trump's shifting security messaging: Israel faces friction with US on Turkey F-35 deal - analysis

In Trump’s view, Turkey may help stabilize the region, curb Russian influence and keep Ankara within the Western camp. Israel, however, cannot regard it as a normal Western ally.

US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as he arrives at the Bestepe Presidential Palace during a formal welcome for the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, July 7, 2026.

Trump says he doesn't want to 'waste his time' negotiating with Iran after overnight strikes

"When you have a ceasefire and Iran is basically violating the ceasefire, I think it is totally crucial that the US forcefully react," said NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.

US President Donald Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte hold a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the NATO leaders summit at the Bestepe Presidential Compound in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026.

US Defense Secretary Hegseth cancels visit to Israel following Iran strikes, source tells 'Post'

Hegseth, who is in Ankara alongside US President Donald Trump for the NATO summit, was expected to make a brief visit against the backdrop of the American strikes against Iran.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth holds a briefing on the Iran war, with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine (not pictured), at the Pentagon in Washington, US, May 5, 2026.

NATO leaders unveil $50 billion in defense deals as Trump renews push to control Greenland

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Monday that Europeans had made "staggering" increases in defense spending.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte speaks during the High Level Defence announcements at the NATO Summit Defence Industry Forum, on the sidelines of the NATO leaders' Summit, in Ankara, Turkey, July 7, 2026.

Iran’s Hormuz escalation tests Gulf states, US resolve - analysis

Iran appears to be testing Gulf states and the US with renewed maritime pressure in the Strait of Hormuz, risking wider regional instability.

Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 15, 2026.

Trump says Greenland should be controlled by the US, not Denmark

US President Donald Trump claimed that the issue of control over Greenland had harmed US ties with NATO.

US President Donald Trump speaks during a Rose Garden Club Lunch at the White House in Washington, DC, US, July 6, 2026.

Trump calls Italy's Meloni a 'nice person' but blames her for not helping with Iran

Meloni was once seen as a close ally of Trump, but the relationship faltered last month when he told Italian TV channel La7 that she had "begged" him to take a photo with her at a G7 summit.

US President Donald Trump and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni shake hands as they pose for a photo, at a world leaders' summit on ending the Gaza war, amid a U.S.-brokered prisoner-hostage swap and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, October 13, 2025.

NATO allies to invest over $40 billion in anti-drone capabilities, Rutte says at NATO summit

The announcement comes as threats from drones become common on battlefields, with heavy casualties reported in most active conflicts.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte speaks during the High Level Defence announcements at the NATO Summit Defence Industry Forum, on the sidelines of the NATO leaders' Summit, in Ankara, Turkey, July 7, 2026.