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Illustration on the secrets of the F-35 fighter plane by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

The F-35 is a stealthy, expensive weapon system, at the center of tensions with untrustworthy allies

By Jed Babbin

Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohamed Alhahkim, right, meets with his visiting Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, April 28, 2019. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Turkish FM visits Iraq to discuss trade, water

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Militant attacks kill 22 government troops in north Syria

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Kosovo president called into hearing on Turks’ deportation

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6 Turkish journalists sent to jail after losing appeals

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Turkey urges study of its archives over Armenian genocide

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, Sunday, April 14, 2019. (Ronen Zvulun/Pool via AP)

The Latest: Iran brushes off US decision on sanction waivers

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In this April 2, 2019, file photo traders Neal Catania, left, and Benjamin Tuchman work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Donald Trump end to Iran oil waivers threatens to energy markets

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

FILE - In this April 8, 2019, file photo, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at a news conference to announce the Trump administration's plan to designate Iran's Revolutionary Guard a &quot;foreign terrorist organization,&quot; at the U.S. State Department in Washington. The Trump administration is poised to tell five nations, including allies Japan, South Korea and Turkey, that they will no longer be exempt from U.S. sanctions if they continue to import oil from Iran. U.S. officials say Pompeo plans to announce on Monday, April 22, that the administration will not renew sanctions waivers for the five countries when they expire on May 2. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

US won’t renew sanctions waivers for importing Iranian oil

By MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

AP sources: US to sanction nations for importing Iranian oil

By MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

This Sept. 4, 2018, file photo, released by an official website of the Office of the Iranian Presidency, shows a part of the Pardis petrochemical complex facilities in Assalouyeh on the northern coast of the Persian Gulf, Iran. Bijan Zanganeh, Iran's oil minister, said the United States will not succeed in its plans to halt Iranian crude exports even as he acknowledged that South Korea has stopped buying oil from Tehran, Iranian media reported on Monday, Sept. 24, 2018. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP, File)

Donald Trump to sanction Japan, South Korea, Turkey over Iranian oil imports

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Turkey says Russian system no threat to F-35s, seeks panel

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Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu speaks to the media during a news conference with Polish Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz and Romanian Foreign Minister Teodor Melescanu following a meeting of political-military consultations between the NATO countries, in Ankara, Turkey, Friday, April 19, 2019. Cavusoglu says the United States has yet to respond to a Turkish proposal to set up a technical committee to review possible security threats Russia's S-400 missile defense system could pose to the U.S. F-35 fighter jet program.(AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Turkey to consider Russian-made fighter jets, should U.S. cancel F-35 deal

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Erdogan lashes out at Financial Times over report on economy

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Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan is seated before a Wounded Warrior Project Soldier Ride event in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, April 18, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Patrick Shanahan dangles F-35 fighters to Turkey in bid to end Russia S-400 missile deal

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Ekrem Imamoglu, centre, of the opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) mayoral candidate in Istanbul, arrives to receive a certificate confirming his win by a slim margin against ruling party's candidate Binali Yildirim, in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, April 17, 2019. Authorities have confirmed that Imamoglu won the mayoral election in Istanbul, ending nearly three weeks of recounts, although Turkey's top electoral body, has yet to consider a ruling party request for the vote in Istanbul to be invalidated. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Govt opponent confirmed as Istanbul mayor, objection pending

By SUZAN FRASER - Associated Press

This photo released on the official Facebook page of Syrian Presidency shows Syrian President Bashar Assad, left, speaking with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, right, in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, April 16, 2019. Zarif has blasted upon arrival in Syria the Trump administration decision to designate Tehran's Revolutionary Guards Corps a terrorist organization calling it a &quot;stupid act.&quot; (Syrian Presidency Facebook page via AP)

Turkey criticizes US for designating Iranian force terrorist

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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks at an assembly for religious schools, in Istanbul, Saturday, April 13, 2019. Erdogan's ruling party still appealing the results of the local elections in Istanbul, where the opposition has a razor-thin lead and Erdogan said Wednesday election results in Istanbul should be canceled over irregularities.(Presidential Press Service via AP, Pool)

Turkey’s ruling party wants Istanbul election voided, redone

By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY - Associated Press

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shakes hands with a supporter as he arrives to speak at an assembly for religious schools, in Istanbul, Saturday, April 13, 2019. Erdogan's ruling party still appealing the results of the local elections in Istanbul, where the opposition has a razor-thin lead and Erdogan said Wednesday election results in Istanbul should be canceled over irregularities.(Presidential Press Service via AP, Pool)

Turkey eyes US sanctions waivers on Iran oil, Russia arms

By MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

Serbia griffon vulture flown back home from Turkey

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