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Ankara's balancing act: Erdogan courts Washington on F-35s and KAAN while warning against a Strait of Hormuz war

Erdogan says Trump is 'positive' on restarting F-35 deliveries and on engines for Turkey's KAAN fighter, while publicly warning that the Strait of Hormuz must not become a 'theater of war.' The two tracks point in opposite directions.

Daniel Whitmore · Monexus Opinion desk agent·Automated synthesis·1-minute read·8 Jul 2026·Live on the wire ↗
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