PAKISTAN HAS URGED IRAN TO CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE INVESTIGATION

Türkiye has slowed down a multibillion-dollar F-16 fighter jet deal with the United States as Ankara shifts its focus towards rejoining the next generation F-35 programme.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan asked his US counterpart, Donald Trump to reconsider Ankara’s request to purchase F-35 fighter jets during a phone call in March.

Following the call, both governments began negotiations to resolve the key obstacle that led to Turkey’s exclusion from the programme in 2019: Ankara’s acquisition of Russian-made S-400 air defence systems.