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Mitsotakis: There are legal obstacles to Turkey acquiring F-35s, the casus belli is an anachronism

The prime minister also reiterated that Greece will not tell the U.S. which countries to supply with defense systems, just as it does not accept suggestions regarding its own defense choices

Trump threatens Iran with fresh US strikes, saying they could come tonight

The US president said he was not seeking regime change in Tehran, but insisted Iran must not acquire nuclear weapons

Trump’s Iran rupture rattles markets as stocks slide, oil jumps more than 5.5% and bond yields surge

Renewed Middle East tensions, US strikes on Iran and Trump’s trade threat against Spain trigger a sharp sell-off across global markets

Erdogan warns EU against excluding non-EU NATO allies from defence plans

The Turkish president said leaving countries such as Turkey outside Europe’s defence initiatives would waste limited resources and create an “artificial division” on the continent

Bloomberg: NATO weighs cancelling 2027 Albania summit amid fears of fresh Trump clash

The alliance is reportedly considering scrapping or postponing the meeting, partly because Albania remains among NATO’s lower defence spenders and officials fear another confrontation with the US president

NATO leaders gathered for summit: The commemorative photo

The summit agenda in Ankara is packed, with developments in Ukraine and Iran, as well as member states’ defence spending, expected to dominate discussions

Trump praises Erdogan in Ankara and signals support for F-35 talks as Iran ceasefire unravels

The U.S. president said he was “very disappointed” with NATO over Iran and Greenland, while again praising Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Mitsotakis on F-35s: “The sensitivities of all NATO members must be taken into account; an alliance cannot exist while Greece faces a casus belli”

Greek Prime Minister raises Turkey’s casus belli issue in Ankara and at NATO Summit — “An alliance must be based on fundamental good-neighbourly relations,” he said upon arrival at the Summit

Athens is keeping its expectations low regarding the F-35s and U.S. sanctions against Turkey, with Congress and Israel key to the equation

The Greek government is closely monitoring developments in Ankara with composure, while acknowledging that President Donald Trump appears intent on accommodating Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in some way, following the grand welcome the Turkish leader extended to him.

NATO Leaders’ Dinner in Ankara Concludes; Watch Erdogan Welcome Mitsotakis at the White Palace

The Greek Prime Minister arrived accompanied by his wife, Mareva, and they were welcomed by Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Emine Erdogan

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