Peloni: This will have a permanent effect of diminishing Israeli dominance in the region at the expense of promoting Turkey ever higher over the region. Why is the Trump administration so motivated to purposefully empower the Muslim Brotherhood led Turkey to such a position of influence in the region?
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Capt. Andrew “Dojo” Olson, F-35 Demonstration Team pilot and commander performs a high-speed pass during the Oregon International Airshow Sept. 21, 2019 in McMinnville, OR. Photo by Air Force Senior Airman Alexander Cook – Media.defense.gov, Public Domain, Wikipedia
Jihad Watch reported that “Both Republicans and Democrats oppose Trump’s mad plan to sell F-35 fighter jets to Turkey.” According to YNet News…
Israel and Greece have consistently opposed the possibility of Turkey acquiring the stealth fighters, arguing that such a move would harm their technological edge and alter the regional balance of power. Greece has already ordered F-35s, while the Israeli Air Force operates a unique version of the aircraft, which has taken part in operations in Lebanon, Syria and Iran.
But it’s much more than that. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is a paramount threat to Israel and Greece and a menace. In recognition of that, Greece “fiercely” lobbied France last year to halt sale of radar-guided, air-to-air Meteor missiles to Turkey. And Erdogan has ominously stated that “Israel’s ‘aggression’ poses ‘a ?threat to the whole world and must be stopped.’” Israel and Greece are now on alert. “Israel, Greece on alert as Turkey’s return to F-35 heats up,” by Sarantis Michalopoulos and Björn Stritzel, Euractiv, June 30, 2026:
US President Donald Trump’s apparent determination to make Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an “happy” at the NATO summit in Ankara next month has heightened concerns in neighbouring Greece and Israel, both of which oppose any sale of F-35 fighter jets to Turkey.
“I’m going to probably do something that will make them (Turkey) very happy,” Trump said last week when asked about his plans for the NATO summit in Ankara on 7–8 July.
Reuters reported that the Trump administration has already notified Congress of its intention to approve the sale of US engines worth €613 million for KAAN, Turkey’s fifth-generation fighter aircraft, which is currently under development.
The bigger question, however, is whether Washington will also pave the way for Turkey to acquire F-35 fighter jets. Ankara was removed from the F-35 programme in 2019 after purchasing the Russian S-400 air defence system, which Washington argued posed a threat to the aircraft’s sensitive technology by potentially collecting radar data on the F-35.
Israel and Greece have consistently opposed any Turkish acquisition of the US-made aircraft, arguing that it would erode their technological edge and alter the regional military balance. While Greece has ordered the F-35, Israel is operating its own modified version of the aircraft, which has seen combat over Lebanon, Syria and Iran…
Turkey has been described as “the new Iran,” and for good reason. Its reputation has aligned with that depiction:
- Turkish journalist close to Erdogan: Turkey should become a nuclear power and consider nuking Israel
- Turkey: ‘Israel cannot live without hostility,’ warns Israel that it ‘may target it next’
- Turkish president Erdogan accuses Israel of ‘atrocities’ against Palestine and Lebanon, threatens to attack
- Russia, China, Turkey pushing for immediate end to war against Iran
- Is Turkey ‘the new Iran’? A top Israeli strategic analyst thinks so
- Top Israeli analyst warns about dire implications of Trump’s support of Turkish forces in Gaza
- Trump’s Jihadist ‘Board of Peace’
Trump has also unwisely stated of Erdogan: “I like him. He’s a friend of mine. And he stayed out of the war…You know, he was a leading candidate to get involved in the war with Iran… He’s not a big fan of Israel, as you know…And I asked him to stay out of it, and he stayed out.”
Trump is getting justified pushback:
The Administration's push to sell F-35 fighter aircraft to Turkey raises significant national security concerns.
While Turkey is a NATO ally, President Erdogan has repeatedly taken actions that call into question the country's reliability as a strategic partner. That's why…
— Congressman Mike Lawler (@RepMikeLawler) June 27, 2026
The Armenian National Committee of America is now reportedly mobilizing efforts, along with Hellenic American allies “and a bipartisan group of U.S. House members,” to block the Trump administration’s F-35 fighter jets sale to Turkey.
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